The Walrick Ballrooms was there, the Regal Theater, along with the Savoy, so it was a very, very lively community. Now, after years of deterioration, this tough inner-city neighborhood is once again showing signs of life, a revitalization city officials take pride in. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. You have to be creative about it. You can t do the same thing they did 10 years ago or 15 or 20 years ago and be able to be creative at the same time, understanding what you re trying to provide.
People confuse it.
It is not. I know how to get it done. At one time the community had a vibrant middle class. Brazier says that s because restrictive covenants kept African-Americans from living in any other neighborhood. Ironically, the neighborhood began to deteriorate when the Supreme Court outlawed restrictive covenants in 1948.