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1. The "800-Pound Gargoyle": The Long History of Higher Education and Urban Development on Chicago's South Side.

Author

Baldwin, Davarian L.

Subjects
*URBAN renewal, *MINORITIES, *MOVING of buildings, bridges, etc., *UNIVERSITIES & colleges, *ECONOMIC impact of universities & colleges, *GOVERNMENT policy, *ECONOMIC history, HISTORY of race relations in the United States, SOUTH Side (Chicago, Ill.), UNITED States social conditions
Abstract

The article discusses the history of higher education and urban development in South Side Chicago, Illinois, focusing on how the University of Chicago (U of C) has impacted the political economy and built environment of its surrounding neighborhoods. Other topics include how urban development impacted minority communities in Chicago, the purchase and relocation of the Checkerboard Lounge by U of C in 2003, and a discussion of how the government oversees the for-profit sides of universities.

Published
2015
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