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Housing
Housing Information
With Austin's population boom in the early 20th century, the architectural landscape completely changed. Large frame homes were the norm in Austin in the late 19th century, but they would soon be surrounded by brick two-flats, small frame houses and ubiquitous brick story-and-a-half bungalows (north Austin) and rowhouses, corner apartment blocks, and brick three-flats and courtyard apartment buildings (south Austin). Many students enrolled at Howe School of Excellence are currently living with their families in one of the homeless shelters located near the school.
Businesses
Business Information
Designed as a residential neighborhood, there are not a large number of stores in the Austin area Many of the small, family-run stores that did exist left the South Austin area during the time of the "white flight" in the 1960s and 1970s. However, along the North Avenue at the western edge of Austin (adjacent to suburban Oak Park), there is a small shopping area with mainly clothing retailers. The major industries in North Austin are education, health, social services, manufacturing, and retail trade.
Austin's History:
Austin grew rapidly in the early 20th century, attracting a variety of European immigrants, including Germans, Scandinavians, Irish, Italians and Greeks. Austin was nearly an all-white community (99.8%) up until the 1960s when riots, "blockbusting" and other events began to change the neighborhood's demographics. By the year 2000, African-Americans made up 90.2% of Austin's population. Currently, Austin is recognized as one of the most crime-ridden areas in Chicago. The neighborhood is plagued by illegal drug markets.
Demographics:
Black White Hispanic Asian Other 89.7% 4.82% 4.12% 0.55% 0.88%
Community Resources
* North Austin Public Library: Center: -Features reading garden and new renovations -Runs mainly on donations
Austin Health
Interfaith House: Nonprofit Organization -Homeless shelter that teaches healthy living and lifestyle tips New Mom's Center
Sources
http://www.uicni.org/page.php?section=neigh borhoods&subsection=austin http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages /93.html http://iteslj.org/Articles/Pratt-JohnsonCrossCultural.html