About Bronzeville: Victory Monument

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(Note: The above photograph and the following information appears courtesy of the City of Chicago's fine web site at www.cityofchicago.org and provides historical background about the Bronzeville area and other Landmark Districts.)

Victory Monument
Address: 35th Street and King Drive
Year Built: 1926
Architect: John A. Nyden
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark:
September 9, 1998

"This structure was erected to honor the meritorious achievements of the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I as part of the 370th U.S. Infantry (also see Eighth Regiment Armory). The bronze panels and the soldier atop the monument, which was added in 1936, were designed by Leonard Crunelle, a former pupil of noted Chicago sculptor Lorado Taft. The monument was dedicated on Armistice Day (November 11th) in 1928. It is the site of an annual Memorial Day ceremony and is one of nine structures in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville Historic District."

 

 
 

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