The Central South Area Plan collection, 1961

Collection

Identifier: 050.01.03

Description of the Collection

Four items documenting The Central South Area Plan to redevelop the Bronzeville neighborhood adjacent to the Illinois Institute of Technology campus: One-page flyer with explanation of the plan, printed brochure (fold-out) with map, text, and photographs. Map: "Chicago Central South Area" by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architects; no date. Printed plat map showing property lines with four areas penciled in red and marked as areas A, B, C, and D, respectively being 37 acres, 50 acres, 43 acres, and 20 acre. Map: "Central South Side Redevelopment" by Chicago Land Clearance Commission; 6/1961. Printed map, color coded to show land use as residential, public, institutional, shopping, or commercial.

NOTE: Items 2, 3, and 4 are oversize items which have been encapsulated for preservation purposes and are stored separately from item 1.

One-page flyer with explanation of the plan
Printed brochure (fold-out) with map, text, and photographs
Map: Chicago Central South Area by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architects, no date. Printed plat map showing property lines with four areas penciled in red and marked as areas A, B, C, and D, respectively being 37 acres, 50 acres, 43 acres, and 20 acre.
Map: Central South Side Redevelopment by Chicago Land Clearance Commission, 6/1961. Printed map, color coded to show land use as residential, public, institutional, shopping, or commercial.

Dates

Creation: 1961

Creator

Chicago (Ill.) (Organization)
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Organization)
Chicago Land Clearance Commission (Organization)

Language of Materials

Records are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Available for Research

Biographical Note

The Central South Area Plan was an activity of the City of Chicago to redevelop its south side area bounded by 31st St., South Parkway (AKA Martin Luther King Dr.), 35th St., and Michigan Ave. undertaken in the 1960s.