What we do
Neighborhood Beautification & Engagement
Environmental improvements include initiatives for outdoor beautification like the Bronzeville Community Garden, located on the southeast corner of 51st and Calumet, 51st Street Trees, garden and bike paths, and the Wall of Peace and Love. In addition, the creation of functional green space in Green Line Farms and Greenhouse Box are sources for fresh, healthy foods for community residents and restaurant goers.
The ingenuity and perseverance of Black Belt residents created the Black Metropolis, the “city within the city” that provided them with all the needs of urban life, and Chicago’s Black Renaissance, the flowering of arts and culture that made Bronzeville the soul of the city and a key center for artistic performance and innovation in the U.S.
initiatives
Projects and Programs in Action
Through engage bronzeville, Build Bronzeville invests in beautification of neighborhood spaces and engagement of residents. this is of critical importance in the revitalization process. Blighted spaces contribute to feelings of despair and hopelessness among residents, encourage poor behavior by all, and act as a deterrent to visits from patrons from outside the neighborhood.
“We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.”
