Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District

For the book, seeBlack Metropolis.

Bronzeville location map

Chicago Bee Building.

Unity Hall,Chicago Eighth Regiment Armory.

TheBlack Metropolis–Bronzeville Districtis a historicAfrican Americandistrict in theBronzevilleneighborhood of the Douglas community area on theSouth SideofChicago,Illinois.

The neighborhood encompasses the land between theDan Ryan Expresswayto the west,Martin Luther King Jr. Driveto the east, 31st Street to the north, and Pershing Road (39th street) to the south.

TheBronzeville–Black Metropolis National Heritage Areawas established in the National Heritage Area Act in 2022.The National Heritage Area will help preserve more than 200 locations in the neighborhood between 18th and 71st Streets.

Description

Thehistoric districtincludes nine structures that were accorded theChicago Landmarkdesignation on September 9, 1998.These buildings are:

• Overton Hygienic Building
• Chicago Bee Building
• Wabash Avenue YMCA
• Chicago Defender Building
• Unity Hall
• Eighth Regiment Armory
• Sunset Cafe
• Victory Monument
• Supreme Life Building.

Six of the nine were already individually listed on theNational Register of Historic Places−NRHP as amultiple property submission,on 30 April 30, 1986. These are the Overton Hygienic Building, Chicago Bee Building, Wabash Avenue YMCA, Unity Hall, Eighth Regiment Armory, and Victory Monument. However, the Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District is not an NRHP-listed historic district.

TheSouth Side Community Art Centeris also now a designated Chicago Landmark in the district.

Victory Monument.

See also

• Black Metropolis
• Bronzeville (Douglas, Chicago)
• National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side Chicago
• Pekin Theatre

External links

• "Chicago's Black Metropolis: Understanding History Through a Historic Place".www.nps.gov.RetrievedJune 12,2017.
• City of Chicago: Official Douglas Community Map
• "Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate Launch Riveting 'Bronzeville' Podcast".The Black Youth Project.February 9, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 22,2017.
  • "Bronzeville: The Black Metropolis - Riots to Renaissance - DuSable to Obama - WTTW".interactive.wttw.com.Archived fromthe originalon October 27, 2016.RetrievedNovember 17,2017.