Maps

The CultureTechLens archive, placed on the map — real locations from the knowledge graph, geocoded and clickable.

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By neighborhood

Woodlawn — 7 locations
Englewood — 7 locations
Chicago Lawn — 1 location

15 mapped locations. Coordinates via OpenStreetMap Nominatim from street addresses recorded in the knowledge graph’s geography records. One record (The Woodlawn Organization) carries a neighborhood-level address only and is not plotted as a point. Every marker links to its entity page in the knowledge graph.

Cite as: CultureTechLens, "Maps," 2026. https://culturetechlens.com/maps/

Source: CultureTechLens

From the Archive

The archive in pictures

The people, places, and institutions this work documents. Photographs from the CultureTechLens research record — rights-cleared, credited, and cited like everything else here.

Hallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Negro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Trust & evidence

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Every claim graded. Every source named. Every correction public — none to date.