Marquette Park

CTL-E-0223 · Neighborhood · neighborhood · 20th century–present

Verified evidence grade of this record

Southwest Side neighborhood; site of the August 5, 1966 open-housing march and the Martin Luther King Jr. Living Memorial.

Referenced by

Marquette Park Open-Housing March — held at → this record
Martin Luther King Jr. Living Memorial — located in → this record
MLK Living Memorial Dedication — held at → this record

Sources

Chicago Park District: MLK Jr. Living Memorial
Wikipedia: Marquette Park rallies
City of Chicago — Chicago Landmark designation ((Former) Marquette Park State Bank Building, 6314 S Western Av), Individual Landmarks, data.cityofchicago.org (harvested 2026-10-02) (primary source)
City of Chicago — Chicago Historic Resources Survey rating: Orange (Red/Orange Buildings, data.cityofchicago.org, harvested 2026-10-02) (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0223 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: PLACE-001.
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