On August 5, 1966, near Marquette Park, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was attacked while leading a protest to demand housing desegregation. Several blocks away from this spot stands 3055 W. 63rd, a formerly abandoned post office that turned 100 years old in 2020. This is the location where Blue Tin Production (a […]
Tag: Marquette Park
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Grave robbers
Hey, MAGA, stop using Dr. King to justify police brutality.
Posted inMusic
Lithuanian American power poppers Dead Freddie defy their own demise
This short-lived 80s band put together a new lineup in 2011 and released their first album last year.
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Archive dive: Blvck Vrchives remembers Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on Chicago
“Dr. King’s dreams can still be heard echoing through the streets of Chicago in vigils, parades, protests, murals, and strolls along King Drive.”
Posted inArts & Culture
What ever happened to the King Memorial Mural at 43rd and Langley?
The artist, Eugene “Eda” Wade, wants to know, but nobody seems to have any answers.
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Rauner: Trump’s Charlottesville comments ‘damage America,’ and other Chicago news
Also, Attorney General Sessions slams Emanuel, Chicago yet again.
Posted inFood & Drink
South-side picnicking done right
A guide to eating outside below Madison Street
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Opposition to affordable housing in Jefferson Park is nothing new for Chicago
The city has a long history of opposition to real estate developments perceived as a conduit for African-American families, especially poor ones, to move into white neighborhoods.
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Anti-Semitism in Chicago is nothing new
Irving Cutler, professor emeritus at Chicago State and author of The Jews of Chicago, looks back on local anti-Semitism
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Fifty years after Dr. King’s march in Marquette Park, racial integration remains elusive in Chicago
The park no longer is a symbol of bigotry, but it isn’t a success story either.
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Rahm Emanuel hates Illinois Nazis!
A shirtless Rahm Emanuel attended an anti-Nazi demonstration in Chicago back in 1978.
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Best Secret Driving Range
The range is tucked away on an island encircled by a lagoon.
Posted inFilm
Wild Chicago corralled onto DVD
The first two seasons of Wild Chicago, on DVD and at the Patio.
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The activist-doctor Quentin Young is still in
A new film project tries to capture the life of physician and activist Quentin Young.
Posted inMusic
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Seiche
Seiche’s downer prog-sludge predated grunge by a decade but went almost completely unheard at the time.