This page will lead you to sources that can help you answer the following questions:
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Where can I find out about cultural events on the South Side? |
The City of Chicago includes information about tourist, cultural and neighborhood events and organizations.
Digital City Chicago includes information on neighborhood attractions, entertainment, and services in Chicago.
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Where can I find out about cultural organizations on the South Side? |
The Chicago Coalition of Community Cultural Centers includes descriptions of many of the cultural centers in the city, including all of those in the list that follows.
The University of Illinois has a web site entitled Chicago Community and Culture that includes links to neighborhood, demographic and cultural information about the city.
Du Sable Museum of African American History
National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum
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Where can I find out about tourist attractions on the South Side? |
Landmarks on the Far South Side
Lane, George. Chicago Churches and Synagogues: an
Architectural Pilgrimage. Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1981.
NA5235.C4L3 
Lowe, David. Chicago Interiors. Chicago: Contemporary
Books, 1979. NA735.C4L67
Tour Black Chicago gives information on the following places of interest: Quinn Chapel, Victory Monument, Du Sable Museum, Oak Woods, South Side Community Art Center, Street Scene, Chicago Bee Building, Elliot Donnelly Youth Center, Bronzeville.
The
University of Chicago vs. The Community of Bronzeville in the Battle for the Checkerboard Lounge.
Chicago is known as the home of the Blues. So why are two communities in Chicago fighting for custody of one of the historic blues lounges located in this city? The University of Chicago and the community of Bronzeville have been debating back and forth over the location of a local blues club, the Checkerboard Lounge, which was originally located in the Bronzeville neighborhood. The Bronzeville community wants the Checkerboard to remain in their
community because it is a part of their history and culture. This lounge can also provide economic relief for the Bronzeville neighborhood.
The University of Chicago wants the Checkerboard in their neighborhood of Hyde Park in hopes of restoring blues/jazz to their community.
Written by Dameka Brown, Spring
2004.