Bronzeville
The Black Metropolis
The history of a cultural crush
The Regal Theater 1940
Otis Rush at Regal Theater 1970s
B.B. King playing in Bronzeville 1964
4719 S outh Pa rkway Ave
“urban renewal and revitalization projects led to Bronzeville being home to the largest concentration of public housing in the United States”
- Lauren Sanderman, 2021
Ariel view of Bronzeville before the construction of IIT 1942
The Mecca Flats before being claimed by imminent domain 1951
“Urban renewal projects concentrated and sectioned off the poorest African Americans into distinct and highly visible parts of the neighborhood -Michelle Boyd, 2008
Planners discussing urban renewal projects, 1965
