Riverdale. Despite the high-stakes campaign led by the Young Lords and the Rainbow Coalition against the Citys urban renewal plan, they were priced out and pushed to Humboldt Park and Hermosa, and in recent years they have been partially displaced again by new development. https://thetrolleydodger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic544.jpg (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4060 is southbound on Western at 66th on October 9, 1955. 15. There were approximately 813,000 Black residents in Chicago by 1960. 1957: Civil Rights Act of 1957 is responsible for enforcing the civil rights laws passed. https://thetrolleydodger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic530.jpg In 1991 the Chicago White Sox began to play in a new Comiskey Park across the street from the old stadium. Also, its wonderful to see all the old advertising signs on the street cars and the buildings. 06. . This move included the expansion of popular music styles, bringing jazz to Chicago and the rest of the country. The tracks going to the right were for the 67th/69th/71st line, which used Western to travel between 69th and 71st. Most resided in Humboldt Park with Division Street being the heart of the neighborhood. Open in Google Maps. Their numbers fell off during the Depression amid intensified immigration crackdowns, according to researchers. From north to south, they were Hull House, the Stockyards, Blue Island, South Chicago, East Chicago, and as far as Gary, Indiana. 4 Board of Trustees/Directors minutes May 1952-Oct 1956 draft copy. There were three subway anniversaries in 2018 in Chicago: A more detailed 1950s map showcases crowded clusters of Irish, Italian, and smaller ethnic groups establishing new communities across the city. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4028 is on Western at 27th on November 20, 1955. Additionally, 7.68% of the population is represented by non-citizens. All copies purchased through The Trolley Dodger will be signed by the author. With all the different types of people Chicago attracted at this time, the entertainment industry became a powerful force to be reckoned with. With its neighborhoods, parks, museums, and universities, the South Side continues to play an important role in the social, cultural, political, and economic life of the city. It is very unlikely that he will ever be able to recoup his investment, but we support his efforts at preserving this important history, and sharing it with railfans everywhere. PCC 7151 is a two-man car, and passengers are boarding at the rear. I see no turning track from southbound Western to eastbound 69th. The postwar relocation of urban whites, known as white flight, was facilitated by the new expressways that connected them to the developing suburbs west of the city limits, where Black, Latinx, and the growing Asian population were kept out. Those canopies were short-lived after the end of streetcar service, as buses eventually ran into them. The segment actually ran not quite two and a half miles from 89th St. to the 10800 block of Vincennes (where 108th St. would have been had it gone through). A 2017 fair housing study looked into six community areas that had the most reported complaints of racial and income discrimination against renters: Jefferson Park, the Near North Side, Bridgeport, Hyde Park, Clearing, and Mount Greenwood. ISBN 1467129380, 9781467129381 I can remember the screeching noises and sparks from when the connectors hit the wires. You can also see trolley bus wires, used on North Avenue. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7238 is southbound on Western at the Douglas Park L on April 22, 1955. My Auntie Stell and her co-workers, Chicago. Many of the photos show the same area from a number of different angles, giving a snapshot early transportation worked and everyday life through a look at businesses, fashion, architecture and more. The original Little Joes Pizzeria on 63rd Street & Richmond, The original 1960's era White Castle restaurant at South Archer and Kedzie Avenues, in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood. The CTA Pink Line runs there now, although there arent any stations on this segment. 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. (Wien-Criss Archive), Passengers are getting off northbound CTA 7192 at Western and Van Buren on October 10, 1952. What I would also love to see is pictures of what the Chicago neighborhoods and its residents looked like during that specific time period. (David Sadowski Photo). In the background, you can see the viaduct which is now part of the 606 Trail. 05. 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. Railroad Record Club North Shore Line Rarities 1955-1963 There were 679 murders and . the streetcar tracks turning between Halsted and 63rd. . View of artists and attendees discussing one of the exhibited pieces during a show at the Southside Community Arts Center, in Chicago, Illinois, 1967. Photos 534, 535 & 536 Englewood, at 63rd & Halsted was one of Chicagos largest and most important commercial shopping districts outside of the loop. The purpose was to find residents that were given Section 8 vouchers vs those who did not receive them. Chicago Youth Organize Townhall for Mayoral Candidates, Op-Ed: Chuy Garca Isnt Running as a Progressive This Mayoral Bid, Chicago Rapper 8MatikLogan Gives Himself A Second Chance, IRS Approves Federal Nonprofit Status for South Side Weekly NFP, Mayoral Debate was a Poor Night for Chicago, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. Railroad Record Club Traction Rarities 1951-58 Children listen attentively at Hollstein School in 1952. Median income and employment plummeted, and L ridership fell. White flight caused redlining as the community was now at almost 90% black by 1960. The light green paint originally used on these cars faded badly and was hard to match. 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 My parents came from PR in 1950s. Visit the website (wttw.com/firsthand) to explore the elements of the project. 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. https://chicagology.com/wp-content/themes/revolution-20/century/194063rdhalsted.jpg. Burned in 1980s and in what was a real mindblower, the reporter on scene actually called it an old CTA facility. Residents enjoy close access to several major shopping destinations, particularly the 87th Street Center and the diverse selection of shops and restaurants . Contract-buying schemes during the 1950s and 1960s cost Black families between $3 billion and $4 billion, according to "The Plunder of Black Wealth in Chicago: New Findings on the Lasting Toll of Predatory Housing Contracts," published in 2019 by the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University and the Nathalie P. Voorhees Center Railroad Record Club Traction Rarities 1951-58 Disc Two The lack of such a track indicates that any Western car ending its run and heading to the 77th and Vincennes barn had to start at the 79th and Western terminal, go north on Western, then turn east on 69th. https://thetrolleydodger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic568.jpg In its aftermath, white flight from Chicago accelerated. White Flight, which I titled "Midnight Flight: One family's experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago's South Side (an online novel)" which you can read here for free . Fuller Park is one of the worst neighborhoods in the city by almost every metric. Fuller Park is the Chicago neighborhood which experienced the largest decline in population over the sixty years from the citys peak population in 1950 to 2010; its population declined precipitously from 17,000 in 1950 to under 3,000 . The Near North Sides Cabrini-Green complex at one time had 3,606 apartments. John White/U.S. One of my enduring childhood memories, growing up in the 1970s and 1980s on Chicago's South Side, was something I called the "boundary." Nob-Hill Club 5228 Lake Park Avenue 1950's Lefty Bates CD Oct. 10, 1953; Ben Webster and Miles Davis CD Dec. 5, 1953 Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago 1156 E 59th Street Duke Ellington Sacred Concerts, CD Sept. 25, 1967 St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 55th and Kimbark Count Basie, CD Jan. 22, 1975 We mapped out hundreds of the photos and compared them with Google Street Viewto show just how much Chicago has changed. 1954 5:07 December 31. 05. "We were far enough away from downtown to be quiet and peaceful yet close enough to shopping, the lake . Title Building Chicagos Subways Chicago Park District - Marquette Park Bridge over the lagoon--east side of the park. 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. To replace workers at local factories, business brought in w. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4053 on Western and 66th on July 31, 1955. 02. Another 537 were injured, more than half of whom were Black. 4:00 Master Unit car #74, August 8, 1953 Western Ave. cars had used the carbarn at 69th and Ashland until it closed. In the 1980 census African Americans made up about 50% of the Chicago South side' population while Mexicans made up 40% as a result of white flight. Order your copy today! (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7039 is at Western and 71st on August 12, 1955. While in the South Side Chicago hoods along 83rd, 87th, and 95th streets the Black P. Stones have had a dominant presence since the 1970s. A man walks down Clark Street in Chicago in 1940. A 1920s map by sociologist Frederic M. Thrasher placed the Polish and Bohemian enclaves throughout the entire West Side, including the Lower West Side near Halsted Street; Germans occupied the northern lakefront, with Jewish people settling north of Madison Street and also along the southern lakefront.