Once a well-to-do mansion district and still one of Chicago's richest troves of 19th-Century architecture, Kenwood is on its way to reviving its place as one of Chicago's most stately neighborhoods. Largely African-American, Kenwood, somewhat like Hyde Park to its south, stands apart from more economically disadvantaged areas all around it, although it has had its own share of hardship in the past few decades. Today home values are way up as Kenwood rediscovers its prestigious history. [More]
