This was later the end of the line for the Wentworth half of the line, between 1957 and 1958, when buses replaced streetcars north of here. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4408 on Western at 66th on July 16, 1951. He would later say, I have been in the Civil Rights Movement for many years all through the South, but I have never seen not even in Alabama or Louisianamobs as hostile and hateful as this crowd. The Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968. Store which was acquired by the Sears interests who replaced the original Becker-Ryan building. 5:02 Streamliner #300, northward from Edwardsville, February 14, 1955 29:34 (Johnstown Traction recordings were made August 9, 1953) 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 Gallagher House is the home of the Gallagher Family. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4389 is southbound on Western near Leland Avenue, having just passed under the Ravenswood L (todays Brown Line), where a train of wooden cars are in the station. Shaker Heights Rapid Transit: 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). Another fantastic series of photos. In 1961, it was renamed after Dan Ryan Jr., the former president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and a strong proponent of. From the beginning, Chicagos demographic makeup was segregated by race and ethnicity along neighborhood boundaries and the physical features of the built and natural environment. In the background, you can see the large Chicago Bridge and Iron Works, which fronted on the north side of 107th St. After Chicagos incorporation by Yankees in 1837, European immigrants flocked to the city through the early 1900s; Irish, Jewish, Polish, German, Italian, Czech/Bohemian, Swedish, and Lithuanian immigrants among them. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4053 at Western and Leland on June 10, 1956. Along with hundreds, or perhaps even a few thousand other onlookers, I watched as 30 ft flames gutted the building that July evening. It costs money to maintain this website, and to do the sort of historic research that is our specialty. Your caption says this streetcar is on 77th St. No, it is on Vincennes Ave., in front of the 77th St. barn, heading north. This picture was taken from the eastbound platform of the Englewood L station spanning Halsted St. At that time, Halsted was still a very busy business district; in fact, I read somewhere that Englewood was the busiest business district outside the Loop. Children listen attentively at Hollstein School in 1952. Immigrants typically lived in inadequate housing near railroads and industryin bunk houses, boxcars, and section houses. 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. They lived around Halsted ave. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 687 is at Division and Larrabee on May 17, 1954. Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2018 Prior to its more official naming, the media referred to the Bronzeville neighborhood and adjacent areas using derisive names such as the "Black Belt," "Black Ghetto," and even more appalling names such as "Darkie Town." (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7039 is at Western and 71st on August 12, 1955. It should be taught in school. 5:17 Chicago Skyline Downtown Chicago Chicago Restaurants Chicago Illinois Chicago Area Chicago City White Castle Restaurant White Castle Hamburgers South Side Chicago Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1s: 4:45 Car 5727, January 16, 1954 3:32 Box motor #5, May 24, 1953 I can remember the screeching noises and sparks from when the connectors hit the wires. https://thetrolleydodger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic566.jpg While Chicago Housing Authority was right on target for claiming the programs of urban redevelopment, urban renewal and public housing which . 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. (David Sadowski Photo). Second, they were all shared with our readers by Jeffrey L. Wien of the Wien-Criss Archive. The City of Chicago broke ground on what would become the Initial System of Subways during the Great Depression and finished 20 years later. Their numbers fell off during the Depression amid intensified immigration crackdowns, according to researchers. Railroad Record Club Traction Rarities 1951-58 Chicagos position as the hub of a vast railroad system enabled a bustling industrial economy that was teeming with job opportunities in its stockyards, factories, and steel mills. Newly rediscovered and digitized after 60 years, most of these audio recordings of Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee interurban trains are previously unheard, and include on-train recordings, run-bys, and switching. Do you recall the L that ran across Chicago Ave near Goldblatts in the 50s it crossed Chicago Ave between Ashland & Wood St. Im trying to find a photo but cant locate one. Chance The Rapper Will Host 'Saturday Night Live' Next Month, How To Look Like Svengoolie: Sven Shows You How To Do The Makeup (VIDEO). Photos 534, 535 & 536 Englewood, at 63rd & Halsted was one of Chicagos largest and most important commercial shopping districts outside of the loop. Most famously, the Clarks were a middle-class Black Chicago family that in 1951 attempted to move into a Cicero apartment, but couldnt last a day after thousands of white protesters set their belongings and the whole property on fire. Once a separate community, South Chicago began as a series of scattered Native American settlements before becoming a village. 2023 2022 South Side Weekly. 5:07 December 31. The southeast corner building was nondescript, although at one point it was a Stineway drug store. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7239 is on Western at the Douglas Park L on November 11, 1955. The tracks going to the right were for the 67th/69th/71st line, which used Western to travel between 69th and 71st. Disc Two (Wien-Criss Archive), The date at which this photo of CTA PCC 4421 could have been taken, southbound on Clark at Van Buren, is a bit of a mystery. Known as Bronzeville, the neighborhood was surprisingly small, but at its peak more than 300,000 lived in the narrow, seven-mile strip. Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto: 10. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4037 is on Western at the Chicago River on June 10, 1956 just one week before the end of streetcar service on Route 49. Queensboro Bridge Company (New York City): Greektown, the south side's Chinatown, South Asians on Devon Street, Pilsen's Mexican Americans, and the Polish Triangle are just a handful of the vibrant communities in Chicago - famously. Thank you. 4:35 August 27, 1954 In the twenty years from 1890 to 1910, Chicago's African-American population increased from 15,000 to approximately This corresponds to the white on dark green format of the 54 Illinois plates. The date is June 17, 1955. We thank him for his generosity. 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. Third Avenue El (New York City): Subways and Superhighways This series was produced for WTTWS FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION, an award-winning FIRSTHAND multiplatform, multi-year initiative focusing on the firsthand perspectives of people facing critical issues in Chicago. It appears that the street has already been made a one-way, which did not happen until November 16, 1953. Twentytwo of the targets has been restaurants. https://thetrolleydodger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic512.jpg To reach Englewood, this bus line ran east on 95th to Vincennes, north to 87th, west to Morgan, north to 63rd, then east to the Englewood L. Black residents did not enjoy the same geographic freedom. 4:47 Cars #1797, 1759, and 1784 at 59th Street, December 31, 1954 During the 1950's, the time that the Younger family was living in Chicago, whites and blacks were living completely separate lives and a majority of the blacks were living in poverty. We mapped out hundreds of the photos and compared them with Google Street Viewto show just how much Chicago has changed. Dr. Martin Luther Kings visit to Chicago during the Freedom Movement campaign for fair housing made headlines in 1966. Here we see the curved track from 63rd place along with the nicely highlighted companion overhead wire. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4402 on Western at 21st on June 17, 1954. 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. Cheryl Johnson and Peggy Salazar, lifelong residents of Chicago's South Side, grew up in some of the city's most polluted neighborhoods, in the shadow of dirty industries, including steel. 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. 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 . Photo 513 has a pet peeve caption as far as I am concerned. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. 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 These segregated communities maintained a tense coexistence until 1919, when racist white hostility bubbled over. It was converted to apartments in 1985. Where to begin? Although the show is set in Chicagos Back of the Yards neighborhood, the house used for filming is actually located in the citys North Lawndale neighborhood. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7189 is passing through an area where tracks are being worked on at Western and Cermak on October 15, 1954. Jacqueline Serrato is the Weeklys editor-in-chief. White flight caused redlining as the community was now at almost 90% black by 1960. Chicago 's historic South Side neighborhood is a largely residential community defined by its red brick houses and tree-shaded sidewalks. While the Census doesnt follow traditional Chicago neighborhood boundaries, areas of Englewood, Park Manor and Woodlawn have poverty rates above 60 percent. https://chicagology.com/wp-content/themes/revolution-20/century/194063rdhalsted.jpg. Photos depict intersections, streets, bridges, snow removal and other traffic features in the city, mainly along major streets. The Dearborn-Milwaukee Subway Two restaurants were bombed last weekend, the damage at one estimated at $40,000. This is now the outdoor seating area for a restaurant. (Wien-Criss Archive), The conductor of CTA 7156 is throwing a track switch at Western and Archer on November 17, 1954.