The Forum The Forum is located at 318-328 East 43rd Street (adjacent to the CTA station) in Chicago’s historic Bronzeville community Built in 1897, The Forum includes a beautiful social and assembly hall and several oversized retail slots located adjacent to the 43rd Street Green Line Station
The Forum (Chicago) - Wikipedia The Forum is a historic event venue at 318-328 E 43rd Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois Chicago alderman William Kent and his father Albert had the venue built in 1897, intending it to be a social and political meeting hall
THE FORUM - Build Bronzeville Since 1897, The Forum’s muscular presence at 43rd Street, with the “El”, its distinctive “Forum Hall”, and it’s six large retail slots, made it a South Side Hub for prominent performers, powerful politicians, parties and partygoers, and peddlers and patrons of all persuasions
The Forum: Historic gathering place could bring Bronzeville together . . . Built in 1897, The Forum, 324 E 43rd St , became a vital part of a commercial neighborhood known as the city’s Black Metropolis, which flourished from the 1920s to the 1950s In that time, The Forum hosted some of America’s most prominent Black figures Civil rights gatherings were held there
The Forum - The Historical Marker Database The Forum contains Forum Hall, Bronzeville's oldest social hall and one of the most significant assembly spaces on the South Side
An initiative of Build Bronzeville at The Forum The Forum, built in 1897, lives in the heart of Chicago's Bronzeville community and served as the epicenter of Black creativity for 75 years The legacy of The Forum was threatened by demolition, but the community stepped in to save this historic treasure
The Forum: Bringing Economic and Cultural Revitalization to Chicago What once was a place of Black civil engagement and creativity, The Forum is now on its way to reigniting cultural and economic prosperity in the South Side of Chicago Constructed in 1897, The Forum is the oldest community meeting and performance hall in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood
Present — The Forum The Present: Bronzeville’s Forum for Culture and Hospitality Today, Urban Juncture is working to restore The Forum as a hub for culture, hospitality and socializing on Chicago’s Southside We expect to begin restoration of the three retail slots that make up The Forum’s ‘West Annex’ in 2022
Forum Hall - U. S. National Park Service The Forum Hall in Chicago, Illinois was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 Constructed in 1897, the Forum is representative of a late nineteenth century meeting and social hall It served as the heart of the Grand Boulevard community’s society, culture, and commerce