What do you love most about your neighborhood? When people think about your neighborhood, what would you like them to know? Join Chicago History Museum for a special screening of Love Letter to the West Side (2024), a documentary sharing oral histories of West Siders that contends with silence and stereotypes about the city’s West Side. The film highlights the area’s historical and cultural contributions to the city as critical to understanding the whole of Chicago’s history.
Produced by the Capstone Clique, a group of culture and memory workers serving the West Side, this documentary is their attempt to preserve and share the vibrant stories of Chicago’s West Side and to “encourage all Chicagoans to visit and to learn more about the West Side (the best side), of Chicago.”
Complete your experience by participating in a special West Side-themed trivia contest and by adding your “love for the Westside” to an interactive map.
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An initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with artists and organizations across the city, Art Design Chicago is a series of events and exhibitions that highlight the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.
