(Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4375 is at 69th and Hamilton on November 5, 1954. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 6154 is southbound at Halsted and Congress on October 5, 1953. The city, which had been 85.9 percent white in 1950 and 76.4 percent in 1960, saw that proportion fall to 65.6 percent in 1970 and 49.6 percent in 1980. (Source: A. This is post 1 of 6 in the series FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION. After that, the streetcars had to use the 77th and Vincennes barn. Mexican residents of the area around Jane Addamss Hull House settlement housetodays University Villagehad a similar fate as the Puerto Ricans. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4408 on Western at 66th on July 16, 1951. 5:07 December 31. Along with hundreds, or perhaps even a few thousand other onlookers, I watched as 30 ft flames gutted the building that July evening. The cross street is 63rd St. Children listen attentively at Hollstein School in 1952. Under the Plan for Transformation, the City began to knock down the projects one by one like dominos. Chicago Southside 1950's 95 square miles of the 228 square miles were considered the "south side". Required fields are marked *. This picture was taken on June 17, 1955 at Western and 71st. 80 years since subway construction started (December 17, 1938) 03. Looks like between 1950 & 55 Burke Desoto/Plymouth became Burke Ford. 4:17 Car 306 (ex-AE&FRE), September 27, 1953 01. Recorded between 1955 and 1963 on the Skokie Valley Route and Mundelein branch. The big building on other side is the old Madison carbarn. Chicago's South Side in black & white May 12, 2016 SJNN By Alden Loury Looking West down 79th Street at Western Ave, Chicago, IL. Foursquare. It grew to encompass the State Street, Dearborn-Milwaukee, and West Side Subways, with the latter modernizing the old Garfield Park L into the median of Chicagos first expressway. There were 28 buildings which was originally housed for 11,000 residents but soon became over 27,000- Population Crisis In order to continue giving you the kinds of historic railroad images that you have come to expect from The Trolley Dodger, we need your help and support. #535 looks north on Halsted from the L station, this was the main crossroads of the Englewood shopping district. 06. Later, this hotbed of activity attracted rural migrant workers from places such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the southern United Statesfrom which racist discrimination and violence drove more than 500,000 Black Americans to Chicago. Chicagos suburbs, Indiana, and other Midwestern states are popular destinations for Black residents. By 1964 most of the large packers had disappeared. Queensboro Bridge Company (New York City): Tenants were promised a right to return to soon-to-be-built housing on the sites and placed on voucher waiting lists, but many residents struggled to meet the bureaucratic requirements to be considered. 143 followers . There were three subway anniversaries in 2018 in Chicago: Yelp Says If You Want To Open A Business, Do It In These 5 Neighborhoods, When It Comes To Nuts, Squirrels Are Crazy, But Not Like A Fox, At UC, Katy Perry Jokes With Mom About Song 'You Pray For Me About': WATCH, Elena Delle Donne's Fiance Proposed On Chicago Dog Beach (And Pup Helped), Decapitated Doll Heads Seen Around West Town Spark Curiosity, Concern, Look Inside This Award-Winning School Converted to Luxury Apartments, TGIF: 13 Stories To Remind You How Awesome Chicago Is This Weekend, Thanks, La Nina: This Winter Expected To Be Snowier Than Usual, New Short Film 'BlacKorea' Set In Englewood, Solo Cup Is Psyched The New 'Star Wars' Movie Is Called 'Solo', Jake Arrieta's Most Incredible Delivery Came From His Nose Last Night. In the background, you can see the large Chicago Bridge and Iron Works, which fronted on the north side of 107th St. A man walks down Clark Street in Chicago in 1940. Andre Kristopans says it is Crossing under CNW and PRR at Rockwell. Immigrants typically lived in inadequate housing near railroads and industryin bunk houses, boxcars, and section houses. Southern Iowa Railway: Why does every recent description and photo caption of the segment of the Cottage Grove line south of 95th St. talk about it paralleling the Metra Electric? This bar is well-known by DePaul University students who frequent here on the weekends, and god knows also the weeknights. 12:40 Car #202 (ex-1202), between Springfield and Decatur, February 1955 Wonderful shots as usual. From north to south, they were Hull House, the Stockyards, Blue Island, South Chicago, East Chicago, and as far as Gary, Indiana. We're talking about the 1950s. The photos come from the Illinois Department of Transportation and appear to have been made for the Chicago Park District's Engineering Section, according to the university. Look at the bottom of the photo. Your email address will not be published. Coverage spans 1839-1928 but no directories are available for 1840-1842, 1918-1922, and 1924-1927. The Dearborn-Milwaukee Subway Known as Bronzeville, the neighborhood was surprisingly small, but at its peak more than 300,000 lived in the narrow, seven-mile strip. Appearing to rise above the L platform is the corner tower of the Sears Building, looking carefully on the enlarged view, the SEARS name can be seen. 2008- University of Michigan launch a study Moving Towards Opportunity. The Watch for Reopening sign in the window, visible just above the newsstand in the Humboldt Park L photo, makes me think this was taken in early 1954. The growing Black population eventually formed settlements farther south and up north in isolated and undeveloped areas along the Kinzie rail lines, Roosevelt, and the North Branch of the Chicago River. At the turn of the twenty-first century, as the City realized the projects sat on prime real estate, then-Mayor Richard M. Daley introduced a plan to transform public housing in 1999. 15. Known as "Bronzeville," the neighborhood was surprisingly small, but at its peak more than 300,000 lived in the narrow, seven-mile strip. Western/Berwyn canopies lasted a long time, into late 80s, before they rusted off at the ground! A 2017 study by the Metropolitan Planning Council and the Urban Institute looked at Latinx/white segregation, finding considerable disparities in educational attainment, upward mobility, and generational wealth between these groups. Re: pic508, car 4008 on Wabash Avenue. 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By 1960 there were 32,371 Puerto Rican residents in Chicago, a number that more than doubled within a decade. 3:45 Box motor #5 Close to a third of Chicago neighborhoods were given a D grade and marked red on a mapthus, redlined. These areas, all of which were predominantly Black communities, were deemed undesirable, and residents from these neighborhoods were usually denied bank loans and insurance, severely limiting their housing prospects and mobility. 1950. This is our 241st post, and we are gradually creating a body of work and an online resource for the benefit of all railfans, everywhere. Disc Three 5:17 But when industrial employment dried up in the 1950s and '60s, it descended into poverty and crime. (David Sadowski Photo). This corresponds to the white on dark green format of the 54 Illinois plates. Total time: 74:02 It would have made Chicago a much more commuter friendly city. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7236 is at Archer and Western on November 17, 1954. 4 Board of Trustees/Directors minutes May 1952-Oct 1956 draft copy. Geographically, it is the largest of the three Sides of the city that radiate from downtown-the other Sides of the city being the North Side and the West Side.South Side, Chicago. The station was closed in 1952, probably just a few months before this picture was taken. More than 1,000. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7189 is passing through an area where tracks are being worked on at Western and Cermak on October 15, 1954. 04. Chicagos first rapid transit subway opened in 1943 after decades of wrangling over routes, financing, and logistics. 01. Note the circa 1953 Cadillac at left. Public housing was intended to house a mix of working-class and poor families and was welcomed and enjoyed by new residents, according to early testimonies. From the 1920s through the 1950s, Chicago's South Side was the center for African-American culture and business. Chicago is one of the most segregated cities in the United States. It was converted to apartments in 1985. And this photo is at 69th and Western, showing a northbound Western car turning east on 69th to head to the 77th St. barn. They were concentrated in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side and are credited for pioneering the fight against displacement due to gentrification spurred by the expanding DePaul University campusa fight they lost. (Wien-Criss Archive), The Streetcar Waiting Room at Archer and Western on November 15, 1954. Once a separate community, South Chicago began as a series of scattered Native American settlements before becoming a village. Jimmy Emery from Chicago Heights was particularly involved, as written in the preceding article. Southside of Chicago Capital of Black America By Carla Punla Suffered its first postindustrial crisis as the meatpacking industries began to close Robert Taylor Homes was known to be the largest housing project. (Wien-Criss Archive), A CTA prewar PCC is on Western at Congress on June 11, 1956. At a beach near 29th Street, a white man began throwing rocks at Black boys who were swimming at a perceived whites-only beach, drowning seventeen-year-old Eugene Williams. Stunning Vintage Historical Photos Show What Chicago Looked Like In The 1960s. Built between 1949 and 1961 at a cost of $183 million, the Eisenhower Expressway displaced an estimated 13,000 people and forced out more than 400 businesses in Chicago alone. This view is looking south along Western at 71st St. The highest ratio of discriminatory acts to race-related tests occurred in the Near North Side neighborhood, where over half of the tests involved race discrimination, the Chicago Commission on Human Relations and the Chicago Lawyers Committee found. A community can be described as a collection of individuals who share a common location or trait.People who live in the same neighborhood, work at the same company, or attend the same school together are . 09. Death of an Interurban Buses terminate at the nearby Howard L station. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 601 at Halsted, Grand, and Milwaukee on May 17, 1954. The Trolley Dodger On the Air Dr. Martin Luther Kings visit to Chicago during the Freedom Movement campaign for fair housing made headlines in 1966. # of Discs- 3 In the mid-1950's Chicago suffered its first post industrial crisis as the major meatpacking companies began to close their production facilities. The South Side experienced a population shift during the move to suburbs following World War II. On the South Side Existence in Chicago's South Side in the 1950's was harsh. 18. You can see the shadow of the now-gone Ogden Avenue viaduct at the bottom of the photo. (Wien-Criss Archive), Passengers are getting off northbound CTA 7192 at Western and Van Buren on October 10, 1952. Mexicans and Mexican Americans account for the vast majority of the 819,518 Latinx residents currently living in Chicago and continue to live in or right next to polluted industrial corridors on the Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest sides. You can also see trolley bus wires, used on North Avenue. Chicago Hoods: West Side. (Wien-Criss Archive), The conductor of CTA 7156 is throwing a track switch at Western and Archer on November 17, 1954. On the one hand, the South Side of Chicago was the "capital of black America." It was home to the nation's most powerful black politician, Democratic congressman William L. Dawson; the most prominent black man in America . Early 1960s: Unequal learning opportunities lead parents in Chicago's South Side to protest public school . We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 07. Chicago, Illinois, December 17, 1938 Secretary Harold Ickes, left, and Mayor Edward J. Kelly turn the first spadeful of earth to start the new $40,000,000 subway project. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Where to begin? Jacqueline Serrato is the Weeklys editor-in-chief. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s and '60sliterally across the street from U.S. Steel. Chicago Burnside Bums Gang - South Side Chicago White Street Gang Joe Barry 685 subscribers Subscribe 38 Share 13K views 11 years ago The farthest South White street gang in Chicago - the. The heart of the Englewood shopping district on Chicago's South Side, photographed looking north on Halsted Street from the 63rd Street elevated train platform, circa May 1945. Railroad Record Club Traction Rarities 1951-58 It radiates and lies south of the city's downtown area, the Chicago Loop . The streetcars shown here were Western Ave. cars, running east on 69th St. to get to the Vincennes / 77th St. barn. Illinois Terminal: (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 687 is at Division and Larrabee on May 17, 1954. From the Original Master Tapes (Wein-Criss Archive), Northbound CTA PCC 7206 is on Western Avenue, passing a two-car train of PCC rapid transit cars on the Garfield Park temporary trackage in Van Buren Street. Burned in 1980s and in what was a real mindblower, the reporter on scene actually called it an old CTA facility. 13. Capital Transit: The interactive map shows that by the 1950s, Black residents had started to trickle into "grade C" or "yellow-lined" European immigrant neighborhoods on the West and Southeast sides. 4:13 Loco #12 Potomac Edison (Hagerstown & Frederick), Capital Transit, Altoona & Logan Valley, Shaker Heights Rapid Transit, Pennsylvania Railroad, Illinois Terminal, Baltimore Transit, Niagara St. Catharines & Toronto, St. Louis Public Transit, Queensboro Bridge, Third Avenue El, Southern Iowa Railway, IND Subway (NYC), Johnstown Traction, Cincinnati Street Railway, and the Toledo & Eastern 4:53 Engine whistle signals, loco #12, January 17, 1954 March 20, 2019. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7039 is at Western and 71st on August 12, 1955. He is still stuck on the poverty line, working a food delivery job to support his girlfriend Tami and their son Freddie. 1960. Subways Since 1960 Wayne Miller Three Teenagers in a Kitchenette Apartment, from the "Chicago's South Side" Series c.1946 Wayne Miller, Magnum Photography Great 1918-2013 Ave atque Vale. Photo 537 I believe shows a detouring Halsted car turning off of Division st. onto Crosby St., not Larabee. The YMCA Hotel was on the west side of the street; the car is northbound, as evidenced by the Downtown head sign. 17:34 Car #172, February 20, 1954 as broadcast on WJEJ, February 21, 1954, with host Carroll James, Sr. Most resided in Humboldt Park with Division Street being the heart of the neighborhood. Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto: Between 1950 and 1960, most white residents in Chicago's south side Woodlawn neighborhood fled as poor blacks moved in. A few years later, the CHA placed a light-skinned Black woman named Betty Howard in the previously all-white Trumbull Park Homes. They were not all taken at the same time, however. In the Windy City, jazz started out in small local clubs on the South Side. The construction of the Dan Ryan Expressway in the 60s further othered the Street State corridor. The photographer who took the black-and-whites is not known, but it seems possible it was someone who did not live in this area, but came to visit. Chicago, though arguably racially diverse overall, is considered by researchers to be the nation's most racially segregated city. Make No Little Plans South Side Chicago - (grist.org) In 1980, the community suffered as South Works, a company in the area, laid off employees and closed more of its facilities in the neighborhood. HOUSING SEGREGATION IN 1950S SOUTH SIDE CHICAGO Already experiencing a population boom after Reconstruction, Chicago was a popular destination for African Americans moving from the South to the North in the early 20th century. First, a nit: I think this picture is at 107th rather than 105th. In the 1960s, for instance, the advent of "free love" took a significant bite out of the vice trade. (Wien-Criss Archive). (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7253 is on Western at Leland (by the Ravenswood L, now the Brown Line) on June 10, 1956. Size: 7 microfilm reels. Not quite CSL sold it in 1920s, but amazingly close! Rockwell is 2600 West. This is one reason why the CTA began repainting these cars with a darker green around 1951-52. Between 1950 and 1960 Chicago's population shrank for the first time in its history, as factory jobs leveled off and people moved to the suburbs. 1:39 Your caption says this streetcar is on 77th St. No, it is on Vincennes Ave., in front of the 77th St. barn, heading north. The tracks going to the right were for the 67th/69th/71st line, which used Western to travel between 69th and 71st. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7113 is in an area where tracks are being worked on, and is crossing over from one track to another using a temporary switch. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 6142 at Clark and Archer on November 9, 1953, running Route 42 Halsted Downtown. (Really! The suburban bus company had two routes into Englewood one north along Western, then east on 63rd (this was the Harvey bus), the other north along Halsted St. from the south (this was the Chicago Heights bus). What makes this picture so interesting is the road sign, Keep left of tracks. Thats because, precisely at this spot, the streetcar tracks moved off the street and onto private right-of-way between Vincennes Ave. and the main line of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad. To replace workers at local factories, business brought in w. I was born on the south side then raised in Logan Square. 7113 crossing back to the right-hand track would have involved the same procedure unless there was a common, wired, trailing crossover a couple of blocks further. With all the different types of people Chicago attracted at this time, the entertainment industry became a powerful force to be reckoned with. Author David Sadowski (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4053 at Western and Leland on June 10, 1956. In 1979 there were still 10,000 employees at the plant, which was a 50% reduction, but starting in 1980 thousands more were left unemployed. In those days, the fastest way from the south side to the Loop was the Englewood L, which ended at 63rd Place and Loomis (1400 W.) And of course the Englewood business district was very prosperous. That would be the old Paulina L that ran to Logan Square and Humboldt Park from 1895 to 1951. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7243 is on Western at the Chicago River on June 10, 1956. Black communities protested, and the strife culminated in five days of violence that left thirty-eight deadtwenty-three Black and fifteen white Chicagoans. An Irish mainstay, Kelly's is one of the oldest family-owned pubs in Chicago, opening just after Prohibition was repealed and the alcohol flowed freely again. Disc Two Notice the Yellow cabs waiting for L passengers. To commemorate these anniversaries, we have written a new book, Building Chicagos Subways. Native American tribesthe Potawatomi, Odawa, Sauk, Ojibwe, Illinois, Kickapoo, Miami, Mascouten, Wea, Delaware, Winnebago, Menominee, and Mesquakiewere forced out of what is now Chicago by early French and British settlers. Much of the promised housing failed to materialize, and its uncertain whether the CHA will ever build new housing for the 40,000 families currently on their waiting lists. After its peak in the 1950s, a variety of changes influenced the direction the Outfit took. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7123 on Western at 66th on July 9, 1950. 1954 and Dates: 1936-2004. CHA admitted they lost track of thousands of displaced people as they moved to other Black neighborhoods. 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