Douglass Branch Library

CTL-E-1239 · Institution · other · unspecified

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

North Lawndale CPL branch in a 1929 building; reopened after a year-long closure and $2.15 million renovation following resident pressure. Physical decay became evidence of municipal neglect; organizing restored a multifunctional learning/social-service anchor.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from INST-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-INST-001:INST-030; source research type(s): library. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

S-codes S06 (see working/track-b/sources.md)
S-codes S07 (see working/track-b/sources.md)
S-codes (see working/track-b/sources.md)

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