Volunteers are needed to help with work on the Winthrop Avenue Family Historical Garden during the last full week of August.
For three days -- Tuesday, 8/25, Wednesday, 8/26and Friday 8/28 -- the Chicago Department of Environment Greencorps Chicago program will be working with its crew and community volunteers to layout, excavate, prep, and fill in footpaths with pavers.
Planting beds allowing for actual gardens and vegetable plots are not far behind.
To help out on any of these three dates anytime between 10 am and 3pm, contact Wally Rozak at Uptown United at 773-878-1064 or
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The community garden has been named the Winthrop Avenue Family Historical Garden in recognition of the unique history of that block. In addition to transforming underutilized, landlocked lots into a community asset, the Garden serves as living marker of Uptown history. The 4600 block of Winthrop had been one of the few North Side areas in which African Americans were allowed to live due to restrictive land covenants. One bright spot is that the people that grew up & lived on that block were a very tight-knit extended family. A reunion of residents -- past and present -- is being planned for Saturday, September 12th. For a little more info on the block and the 2006 reunion, visit:http://www.compassrose.org/uptown/4600-Winthrop.html
The Garden represents a true community effort. Among the partners are NeighborSpace, the Department of Environment & Greencorps Chicago,Uptown United, Manske Dieckmann Thompson architects, 46th Ward Streets & Sanitation, Alderman Helen Shiller and Hitchcock Design Group. Additional volunteers from JP USA, Heartland Alliance, McCormick Boys & Girls Club, Alternatives Inc., Truman Square Neighbors, nearby condo associations, and of course, the extended Winthrop Avenue Family, have pitched-in regularly towards the progress on the site.
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