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Englewood is a neighborhood and community area located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is also the 68th of the 77 community areas in the city. At its peak population in 1960, over 97,000 people lived in its approximately 3 square miles (7.8 km 2 ), [2] but the neighborhood's population has since dropped dramatically.
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Dec 7, 2021 · ENGLEWOOD, CHICAGO — For years now, people have been fretting about Englewood, a Black neighborhood tucked in Chicago’s storied South Side. Numerically, it’s hemorrhaging Black people...
Overview. A significant point on the map of south side Chicago, Englewood is one of the most historic and well-known Chicago neighborhoods. Once a site of busy shopping districts and a central intersection for railway systems, Englewood has undergone significant transformation over the years and continues to be a focus of new renovation and ...
Feb 12, 2023 · PUBLISHED: February 12, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: February 13, 2023 at 7:36 p.m. The twists and turns of Englewood’s history have left the South Side neighborhood a checkerboard of...
Mar 25, 2021 · South Side Development Englewood Connect Will Double as a Food Business Incubator. Chef David Blackmon will run his own cafe in the space while helping local culinary businesses serving food...
- Naomi Waxman
Inside the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago is a small middle-class community surrounded by railroad tracks. “The area” was a destination for many Black Americans arriving from the South during the Great Migration of the mid-20th century. Homes, wealth, and memories have been handed down from generation to generation.
Mar 25, 2024 · Tucked away in the streets of Chicago's dynamic South Side sits Englewood, a community steeped in history and resilience, its story intricately woven into the tapestry of Black America. Originally settled by German and Irish immigrants, Englewood’s demographics shifted through the decades eventually transitioning to a predominantly Black ...
