VISIT BIG
WEST WOODLAWN, CHICAGO
Our Sustainable Square Mile is a Black Chicago walkable village pilot designed to close our racial health/wealth gap.
The area contains 9 primary zones between historic Martin Luther King Drive and Cottage Grove and between West 61st Street and West 71st Street in West Woodlawn. At the center, Michelle & Barack Obama Scenic Drive leads to the Obama Presidential Center in neighboring Jackson Park.
A walk-to-work, walk-to-shop, walk-to-learn, walk-to-play village around economies in horticulture, energy, housing, tourism and more! An integrated ecological resilience hub for clean utilities, transportation, managed water and waste.
— Art Galleries
— Artisan Studios
— Maker Spaces
— Heritage Hotspots
— Theatres & Dining
— Music & Dancing
— Family Fun & Recreation Centers
— Food Incubators
— Warehousing
— Indoor Agriculture
— Packaging & Assembly
— Trucking, Busses, & Vehicles
— Beverage Bottling & Refrigeration
VISIT BIG GARDEN LOCATIONS:
Mamie Till-Mobley Forgiveness Garden
6354 S St Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Orchard of the Ancestors (Fairy) Garden
E 60th St & S St Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Sustainability Teaching Garden
CELEBRATING THE GREAT MIGRATION HERITAGE
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley House
CURRENTLY UNDERGOING RESTORATION
MUSEUM, THEATER AND HERITAGE HUB
6427 S. St. Lawrence Ave. Chicago, IL
BIG is restoring the childhood home of Civil Rights martyr Emmett Till into a museum commemorating the Till Family legacy of courage and forgiveness. Located at the center of our West Woodlawn neighborhood, the museum will tell the story of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and their Great Migration family. The restored building will house a rich array of programming, ranging from education to performance while meeting the highest standards for net-zero energy performance and construction.
