Bronzeville in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bronzeville
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 14, 2025
1. Bronzeville Marker
Inscription.
Bronzeville. . Depicted here are some of the geographic, cultural and historical features of this area - the "Black Metropolis" of Chicago. In the period after the First World War, an African American community of vitality and influence developed along these streets. The mixture of people here since the late 19th Century and those drawn here during the Great Migration of the 20th Century produced a new force in Black America: an urban home distinguished for its accomplishments in business, the arts, and community life. Particularly notable was a flowering of great music - jazz, blues and gospel - that has enriched American culture from that time forward. Today, the Bronzeville legacy lives on in a community that looks with pride to its past and with confidence to its future.
Depicted here are some of the geographic, cultural and historical features of this area - the "Black Metropolis" of Chicago. In the period after the First World War, an African American community of vitality and influence developed along these streets. The mixture of people here since the late 19th Century and those drawn here during the Great Migration of the 20th Century produced a new force in Black America: an urban home distinguished for its accomplishments in business, the arts, and community life. Particularly notable was a flowering of great music - jazz, blues and gospel - that has enriched American culture from that time forward. Today, the Bronzeville legacy lives on in a community
that looks with pride to its past and with confidence to its future.
Location. 41° 49.875′ N, 87° 37.03′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Bronzeville. It is at the intersection of South Martin Luther King Drive and 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chicago IL 60653, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
More about this marker. The bronze relief features a detailed map of Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood as well as images of key historical figures and features of the neighborhood.
Also see . . . 1. The Bronzeville Map. The Map of the Week blog breaks down the Bronzeville map and looks at its many features. (Submitted on April 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
3. Close-up of some of the images on Bronzeville map
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 14, 2025
4. Close-up of part of the Bronzeville map
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
