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Demolished or Revived Chicago?: Impact of Civic Engagement and Information Accessibility on Urban Landscapes of Kenwood and Old Town
“Cottage Grove and 46th Street. For your safety, please watch your step when you get out.” After the information screen on the bus indicated our stop, we hurriedly stepped out of the bus. After three of us departed the bus, it left us completely alone in this unfamiliar neighborhood of Kenwood. The scenery drastically changed from the one we...
The Second City in the Second City
Author: Jinglan Hong Program of Study: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS), Division of the Social Sciences (SSD) Located at 230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60614, sits a nationally-renowned comedy theater. The Second City has been an influential improv comedy enterprise for the past decades. Its connection to Chicago is so obvious that one can...