Victory Monument (Chicago)
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Erected in 1927, the Victory Monument, is a bronze and granite sculptural monument, based on a concept by John A. Nyden, and sculpted by Leonard Crunelle. It was built to honor the Eighth Regiment of
View facing north
Fountain of the Great Lakes was almost located at 35th and King Drive; it is at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Close up view facing south
View facing south
Douglas, Chicago
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Douglas is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the South Side of Chicago.
Victory Monument (Chicago)
…statue dedicated to African-American soldiers of the Great War. The memorial monument is located in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District in the Douglas community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1986. It was…
Prairie Shores in Bronzeville
"Negro Boys, Easter Sunday," photographed in 1941 across from the Regal Theater in Bronzeville by FSA photographer Russell Lee, who was in Chicago documenting the Great Migration
Several buildings on the Illinois Institute of Technology main campus, such as Machinery Hall pictured here, have been designated as Chicago Landmarks and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Phillips Academy High School