By Kenosha (Wilcox street blog) with special acknowledgement to Curtis Dowd for bringing this information to light.
Do
you Remember...Tag,red Light/Green Light, Merry Go Round, Swing ,
Teter Totter , Tunnels. The Play Ground/Parks. these have been in our
local neighborhood,s from the times Urban Black Communities begun to
buy and own our Home,s. these Parks long have been neglected by
Chicago City Politician,s. The come into our communities for our vote
of Support, and to Clean up our Block,s and Alleyway. But Hold
on one SECOND. Our CHILDREN.. Save something for the Children and the
Lovers. Bring Back the Original Safe HANGOUT. The Community Park. Let
our voices be heard. We Will not be Ran away from fresh Air,
Exercise and away to Promote Positive meeting and Greeting of
Families New and Old to our local neighborhood,s . We are the people
of the day when our parent, would walk in the cool evening breeze and
sit at the park watching over our children. These are the Days when
we meet our Best Friend or a classmate before School was in Session.
We homed in our collective Games Idea. Our Black American Communities
are Speaking Out today. Sending a Message Loud and Clear. Van buren
and Whipple Park has not FORGOT our Community. Chicago Park District
Forgot Us!!! Join Curtis Dowd and
the Wilcox Street Blog by Spreading the News. Repost ,Share, Tag. For
Our Community Local Chicago Park District Like the Van buren and
Whipple Park They are Attempting to Take Away from us. " We will
not Run into our Home,s When there is Much More Outside to Enjoy as a
Community"
The neglect of the of the this neighborhood began over 40 years ago. Sure the politicians come in to hustle for votes and never do a damned thing! One of the biggest examples of this is Madison St. Many of the vacant lots on this street have been there since the death of Dr. King (1968). When this area was part of the 27th then later the 28th wards neither aldermen did anything,and as a result you have blocks of decay that at one time stretched from Western to Kedzie. Pay attention when these ward remaps start to happen. All of the good stuff is removed from the ward. Case in point is the United Center, when it was being built, the area was part of the 27th ward which included Wilcox from Western to Sacremento. As soon as it was finished there was a ward remap so that this building could not be in the domain of a predominantly black neighborhood. So let's all watch and see what happens with Madison and Francisco, an area of neglect since the riots of 1968.
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