Global Journal of Human Social Science, C: Sociology and Culture, Volume 22 Issue 1

Volume XXII Issue I Version I 12 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 © 2022 Global Journals C The Revanchist City: Downtown Chicago and the Rhetoric of Redevelopment in Bronzeville Source: Black Metropolis Physical Quality of Life Database Map 3: Density of Vacant Lots in Bronzeville 200-2003 The above two Density maps show significant over lap of reinvestment areas and vacant lots in Bronzeville specifically on the east side of Bronzeville were the highest densities are located. ii. Grand Boulevard West The west side of Grand Boulevard is bounded by King Drive on the east and Federal Boulevard on the west between 39 th and 51 st Streets (See Map 1). Located on the far west side of Grand Boulevard are the Robert Taylor Homes found between State and Federal Streets and extending from 39 th to 51 st Streets. Figure 7 shows that reinvestment on the west side is not expanding at the rate of growth found on the east side of Grand Boulevard. Although the same reinvestment cycle and profit pattern is consistent with the east side of Grand Boulevard the percent change in median home value and rent declined between 1990 and 2000 (see Figure 7 below). Source: U.S. Census Bureau Figure 7: Percent Change in Median Home Value and Rent West Side of Grand Boulevard 1960-2000. We predict that these slow rates of growth on the west side of Grand Boulevard will expand with the completion of the demolition of the Robert Taylor Homes and the proposed “mixed income” development plans for the area by the City of Chicago Housing Authority’s Transformation Plan and the Hope V1 Housing and Urban Development Plan. c) Future Growth Projections A ten-year projection was done to examine the growth of the rent gap in Bronzeville to 2010 (See Figure 8). The polynomial equation below estimates that the median value of homes in Bronzeville will reach $400,000.000 by 2010 (R² is .9975).