Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood was 99.8% white in 1960. The area, often referred to simply as Gresham, underwent a rapid transition and 30 years later it was 98.7% Black despite serious community efforts to achieve stable, peaceful integration. ... »
The population of Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood was 99.8% white in 1960. The area, often referred to simply as Gresham, underwent a rapid transition and 30 years later it was 98.7% Black despite serious community efforts to achieve stable, peac... »
Kudos to Bill Healy and WBEZ for taking an extended look at Auburn Gresham, and introducing some of the people who contribute to the character of the neighborhood: It’s not completely a tale of poverty and dysfunction, and it’s not completely a tale of... »
130 year old building in Gresham neighborhoodIt stood as a symbol of Auburn Gresham history for nearly 100 years, but in a matter of moments and without any warning Tuesday, gravity took over history's reign. »
