Location and Description
Bronzeville is community area 38, one of Chicago’s designated neighborhoods. It is one of the well-defined Chicago Community Areas. Located on the South Side of Chicago, with Cermak Road, 22nd Street, on the north, Washington Park on the South, Federal Street to its west and Lake Michigan as its eastern border this area is rich in culture and history. Bronzeville also includes the Washington Park Court district that was declared a landmark on October 2, 1991. The Harold Washington Cultural Center is one of its newer and more famous building.
History and Background
According to the Bronzeville Area Resident’s and Commerce Council, the great migration of the early 1900’s from the South brought many African- Americans
Bronzeville is community area 38, one of Chicago’s designated neighborhoods. It is one of the well-defined Chicago Community Areas. Located on the South Side of Chicago, with Cermak Road, 22nd Street, on the north, Washington Park on the South, Federal Street to its west and Lake Michigan as its eastern border this area is rich in culture and history. Bronzeville also includes the Washington Park Court district that was declared a landmark on October 2, 1991. The Harold Washington Cultural Center is one of its newer and more famous building.
History and Background
According to the Bronzeville Area Resident’s and Commerce Council, the great migration of the early 1900’s from the South brought many African- Americans