Save Maxwell Street's Heritage

The unique history of Chicago's Maxwell Street neighborhood deserves to be preserved and various efforts are underway to do just that. To contribute your own Maxwell Street memories, make an entry in our guestbook. For information about other activities, and to get involved, choose from the options below. (Click on either the pictures or the hypertext.) What is the Maxwell Street Sound?

Learn About Maxwell Street

Maxwell Street has a long and important history as a place where people fleeing hardship and oppression could begin new lives. Here are some good, general account's of the neighborhood's history: "Maxwell Street, Still Hanging On." "Requiem for Maxwell Street." "Some Thoughts (Possibly Final) About Maxwell Street." "Maxwell Street Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination."

The Maxwell Street Collection

The Maxwell Street Collection is a portfolio of limited edition photographs by eleven Chicago photographers. The photographers are: Tom Arndt, Patty Carroll, Ron Gordon, James Iska, Jack Jaffe, Kenneth Josephson, Nathan Lerner, Tom Palazzolo, Marc PoKempner, Bob Thall, and Jay Wolke. Proceeds benefit the Maxwell Street Foundation.

News Update

If it has anything to do with Maxwell Street and the activities of the Maxwell Street Foundation, you can read all about it here. (With links to stories in our News Archive too.)

Take Action

Find out about current and upcoming events, brush up on the issues surrounding the Maxwell Street controversy and find out what you can do to help. Go to the Maxwell Street ACTION Page.

Buy Something

The new book Mama's Maxwell Street and Other Stories by Bobette Zacharias, is now available (Published 2006). It is a personal rembrance of Maxwell Street in the 1930s and 40s. Other Maxwell Street products are available at Shopping on Maxwell Street. Proceeds from sales benefit the Maxwell Street Foundation.