On the Corner

At the intersection of 63rd and Cottage Grove, developers are shaping Woodlawn’s future by curating its past

With the Obama Presidential Center proposed for Jackson Park, the University of Chicago’s continuing development along 61st Street, and a myriad of other projects large and small, residents are asking: what will Woodlawn become? This is the third article in a series investigating the past, present, and future of the neighborhood.

While a corner without a currency exchange might help investment, some neighborhood residents say it’s a necessity. At POAH’s mixed-income housing development just up the street, a longtime tenant sat in a community room with several other residents and community organizers.