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Please watch this WGN "Backstory" feature focusing on our Bronzeville area.
Business, residents and artists, combining forces to remind and teach the history of the life of past area residents in iconic and wonderful photographs of yesteryear.
The actual buildings are the canvasses for these large displays, and we at ValStor are proud to prominently feature a number of these "slices of life" along our walls.
Remembering and honoring our past, is a revitalizing way to chart a path to a better future!

Chicago artist utilizing everyday people to tell neighborhood’s history There’s been an ongoing debate about what depictions are appropriate for the public square. For artist and urban planner Chris Devins, how he chose to showcase the history of Chicago’s …