The Chicago Greystone In Historic North Lawndale
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Author | : Roberta M. Feldman |
Publisher | : University of Il Chicago City Design Center |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | : 9780978965006 |
In 2006, the residents of Chicago's North Lawndale community joined forces with the city's Department of Housing and Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of Chicago in a grassroots campaign to preserve the historic greystones of North Lawndale and to plan, support, and guide the neighborhood's future growth and vitality. The organization they formed, the Historic Chicago Greystone Initiative, seeks to raise awareness of this historic residential building type. The first of a two-volume guide to these remarkable Chicago homes, The Chicago Greystone in North Lawndale presents the history of the greystone as a type of residential building, provides a history of the neighborhood and the initiative, and reflects on the unique character of North Lawndale. Accompanied by captivating photographs of the greystones and profiles of local residents, The Chicago Greystone in North Lawndale offers comprehensive information on greystone structures and geography, as well as information on North Lawndale's urban development and cultural heritage. A must for anyone interested in this exciting facet of Chicago architecture, or how one Chicago neighborhood reclaimed its pride of place, this volume is a fascinating introduction to the Chicago greystone and one of its most notable communities. .
Author | : S. Sutton |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2011-01-31 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0230117201 |
As racially-based inequalities and spatial segregation deepen, further strained by emergent problems associated with climate change, ever-widening differences between wealth and poverty, and the economic crisis, this book issues a timely call for just, sustainable development.
Author | : Dan Wheeler |
Publisher | : UIC City Design Center |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | : 9780978965013 |
Many of the stately greystones that line Chicago's streets and boulevards have fallen into disrepair, but there is now a movement afoot to renovate these beautiful historic structures. Three experts in the field of Chicago housing and architecture now offer an accessible guide to properly renovating the Chicago greystone. In clear and comprehensive chapters, the authors explain the technical aspects of inspecting, maintaining, and restoring a greystone home. They outline four levels of building restoration conditions--Maintainer, Fixer-Upper, Rehabber, and Total Gut--and chart the step-by-step renovation procedures for each level of restoration. The book effectively educates greystone owners on restoration methods that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, financially sustainable, and historically aware. The Historic Chicago Greystone provides an essential and unparalleled guide to the maintenance and restoration of these treasured Chicago dwellings.
Author | : Robert Sweeny |
Publisher | : University of Ottawa Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2020-03-24 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0776628593 |
Sherry Olson has almost always worked with others, inspiring them to ground their research in an empathetic understanding of the human condition. Through this team work, she has made signal contributions in fields as diverse as environmental, social, urban, and women’s histories, as well as public health, demography, and geographic information systems (GIS). In this volume, a critical assessment of her life’s work is complemented by original pieces advancing our knowledge in these remarkably diverse fields. From the environmental impact of colonial settlement in New Zealand to racial segregation in Chicago, from the demography of the Mauricie and marriage patterns of Quebec City to the inns, gay spaces, and landladies of Montreal, this collection demonstrates the complexity of sharing space in the past and its centrality to any critical understandings of the global challenges we face in the present. Published in English.
Author | : Jeffrey Helgeson |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2014-04-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 022613072X |
The term “community organizer” was deployed repeatedly against Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign as a way to paint him as an inexperienced politician unfit for the presidency. The implication was that the job of a community organizer wasn’t a serious one, and that it certainly wasn’t on the list of credentials needed for a presidential résumé. In reality, community organizers have played key roles in the political lives of American cities for decades, perhaps never more so than during the 1970s in Chicago, where African Americans laid the groundwork for further empowerment as they organized against segregation, discrimination, and lack of equal access to schools, housing, and jobs. In Crucibles of Black Empowerment, Jeffrey Helgeson recounts the rise of African American political power and activism from the 1930s onward, revealing how it was achieved through community building. His book tells stories of the housewives who organized their neighbors, building tradesmen who used connections with federal officials to create opportunities in a deeply discriminatory employment sector, and the social workers, personnel managers, and journalists who carved out positions in the white-collar workforce. Looking closely at black liberal politics at the neighborhood level in Chicago, Helgeson explains how black Chicagoans built the networks that eventually would overthrow the city’s seemingly invincible political machine.
Author | : Deborah L. Myerson |
Publisher | : Urban Land Inst |
Total Pages | : 10 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780874209884 |
Author | : David G. Clark |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2007-07-11 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1439635021 |
It winds from Chicago to L.A.so says Nat King Coles classic hit (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66. Beginning in 1926, Route 66 was the only U.S. highway providing a direct connection between the Windy City and the City of Angels; thus, it is no wonder that Route 66 would become the metaphor of the American journey. The crescent-shaped route from the shore of Lake Michigan to the southern Pacific Coast followed a corridor blazed by Native American footpaths, pioneer waterways, and transcontinental railroads. As the frontier moved across the Great Plains to the ocean, Chicago was the point of embarkation for people emigrating from the east, and it was the marketplace for the products harvested in the west. During the golden age of the car culture, Chicago was where people started their California trips as they took the highway thats the best.
Author | : Terry Wrigley |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2011-08-08 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 113673452X |
The book is directed at all who are concerned with progressive school change and the promotion of democratic citizenship and social justice.
Author | : John Oharenko |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2006-03-29 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1439616647 |
Located on the site of the original Sears Tower, the historic Sears, Roebuck and Company catalog plant is one of the nations most unique landmarks. Representing American ingenuity at its best, Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald combined technology, commerce, and social science with bricks and mortar to build the Worlds Largest Store on Chicagos West Side. Completed in 1906, the plant housed nearly every conceivable product of the time: clothing, jewelry, furniture, appliances, tools, and more. The complex employed 20,000 people, and merchandise orders were processed and delivered by railwithin the same day. During the first two decades of the 20th century, almost half of Americas families shopped the over 300 million catalogs published in that era. WLS (Worlds Largest Store) Radio broadcasted the Gene Autrey show from the top of the tower, and the first Sears retail store opened here on Homan Avenue and Arthington Street. In 1974, Sears moved to the current Sears Tower. Thanks to many individuals who fought to save these architecturally and historically important treasures, the administration building, the original Sears Tower, the catalog press-laboratory building, and the powerhouse remain today. There are currently plans for redeveloping these buildings into housing, office, and retail space. A new Homan Square Community Center stands on the site of the merchandise building.
Author | : Kevin Coval |
Publisher | : Breakbeat Poets |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2017-03-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781608466719 |
Named "Best Chicago Poet" by The Chicago Reader, Kevin Coval channels Howard Zinn to celebrate the Windy City's hidden history.