Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Chicago
A 1.5 mile stretch of Martin Luther King Jr Dr full of plaques and monuments to the neighborhood's culture and history.
A 1.5 mile stretch of Martin Luther King Jr Dr full of plaques and monuments to the neighborhood's culture and history. Highlights include Alison Saar's statue at 24th St, 'Monument to the Great Northern Migration,' and at the 35th St intersection, Gregg LeFevre's 14Â ft bronze map of the neighborhood's history and the 'Victory Monument' to the African-American 8th Regiment of the Illinois State Guard (which served in France during WWI). Additionally, look for Geraldine McCullough's 'Walk of Fame,' a public art installation spread throughout the median and sidewalks along the boulevard, decorated with plaques bearing the names of Bronzeville's numerous famous residents. Keep an eye out for the public benches, also designed by local artists, which range from the subtly interesting to the wildly fantastic. Since it's more than a mile long, taking a 'King Drive Gateway walk' isn't really practical-it's not meant to be seen in one visit, so just check out the main sites and appreciate what you do catch.
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About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
S Martin Luther King Jr Dr between 24th St & 35th St
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Nearby Sights on Map
McCormick Place
Mayor Richard J
Arie Crown Theater
Comfortable sit-down music venue in the midst of McCormick Place
Blues Heaven Foundation
A major blues hotspot where Muddy Waters, Ahmad Jamal, Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Bo Diddley, Etta James, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Ramsey Lewis, and many other greats recorded during Chicago's bluesiest period
Prairie Avenue
The Prairie Avenue Historic District includes the 1800 and 1900 blocks of South Prairie, the 1800 block of South Indiana and 211 through 217 East Cullerton
The Clarke House Museum
Built in 1836, this unassuming little white house is the oldest surviving structure in Chicago
The Glessner House Museum
A stately Arts & Crafts mansion from 1887, now fully restored and refurnished to its original Gilded Age atmosphere
McCormick Tribune Campus Center
Architectural landmark, distinguished by the wild L tunnel on top - the first building in the U
Hilliard Homes
In the architecture of these massive public housing projects lies the South Side's tongue-in-cheek answer to the North Side's Marina City - in fact, they were built by the same architect, Bertrand Goldberg
Second Presbyterian Church
Windows designed by Louis Tiffany and other stained-glass masters for a proudly diverse congregation
Unity Hall
Built in 1887 to house a Jewish social organization, this building became famous as the headquarters of the Peoples Movement Club, founded by Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951), the first African-American on Chicago's City Council and the first northern black delegate to the U