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Be close to campus, Lake Michigan, and downtown Chicago.

A center of African American life and culture in Chicago and home to historic landmarks and the annual Bud Billiken Parade that draws more than one million spectators each August, Bronzeville’s geography covers several smaller neighborhoods near Lake Michigan between the Soup Loop and Hyde Park. The neighborhood boasts several historic landmarks and tributes to famous Chicagoans like Louis Armstrong and Bessie Coleman. The Bronzeville Arts District and the South Side Community Arts Center contribute to the neighborhood’s active cultural and arts life. Bronzeville Partners offers a series of tours on the history of Bronzeville and the Great Migration. Historic landmarks are mapped on the Choose Chicago website.

Photo Gallery

Labor Day weekend African Festival of the Arts in Washington Park.
Drill team at the Bud Billiken parade.
Scout troop at annual Bud Billiken Parade.
Black Girls Can Fly performance at UChicago Washington Park Arts Incubator.
3D Tuskegee airmen exhibit at DuSuble Museum of African American History.
Folk Art Farm in Bronzeville.
Washington Park Lagoon.
Hyde Park Jazz Festival "postcard" performance in Washington Park.
Community design workshop to discuss future of Michael Reese Hospital site.
Chicago Public Schools fair.
Open Lands Institute tree planting in Washington Park.
"S is for Soul Sister" exhibit at UChicago Washington Park Arts Incubator.
Jazz at Room 43.
UChicago students running in Washington Park.

Neighborhood photos: Marc Monaghan

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