Chatham / South Shore

Mahalia Jackson Court

1 E. 79th Street

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Saturday

12pm - 5pm

Sunday

12pm - 5pm

Accessibility & Amenities

  • Photography Allowed
  • Restrooms Available
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Refreshments Available
  • Refreshments For Purchase

Architect

Krueck Sexton Partners

Year Completed

2022

DETAILS:

Mahalia Jackson Court is an outdoor plaza and community space that was created in 2022. It was developed on a vacant lot as part of the City of Chicago's POP! Courts program. It features a variety of sculptures and murals honoring hometown music legend Mahalia Jackson, a natural playscape made up of native species, a "micro" museum inside of a shipping container, a stage, and custom-designed seating areas with integrated planters. A host of activities take place at Mahalia Jackson Court including a farmers market, concerts, holiday celebrations, and other community events. It also functions as the western gateway to Mahalia's Mile, a new state-designated cultural district spanning a 1-mile stretch of 79th Street from State Street to Cottage Grove Avenue. Check out the Emmy award-winning short documentary about the making of Mahalia Jackson Court:

VISITOR EXPERIENCE:

Mahalia Jackson Court will be open for people to come and go as they please. There will be optional trolley tours of Mahalia's Mile (79th St. from State to Cottage Grove) leaving from and ending at Mahalia Jackson Court throughout the day. Mahalia Jackson Court will be hosting a number of activities including live music (a variety of acts playing R&B, Gospel, Blues, Jazz, and more), a pop-up mural exhibit, a pop-up exhibit about Mahalia Jackson’s life, and baked goods for sale from Brown Sugar Bakery. The pop-up mural exhibit and live music are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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