Without housing on South, West sides, Chicago's Black communities won't grow
<p>“If you don’t build it, they can’t come.”</p><p>That’s not a misquotation of the mysterious voice that spoke to Kevin Costner in the 1989 hit film, “Field of Dreams.” In that sports fantasy blockbuster, Costner’s character builds a baseball diamond in the middle of his Iowa farm in response to hearing: “If you build it, he will come.”</p><p>His field of dreams brought the ghosts of baseball legends, including Chicago White Sox great “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, to play the game they loved. It even brought the ghost of the father of Costner’s character to play a game of catch with his son in the film’s climactic scene.</p><p>No, the quote above isn’t from that iconic movie, it’s what I imagine might roll through the minds of those who finance and build housing in Chicago.</p><div class="RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement" data-module data-align-center><a class="AnchorLink" id="module-c10000" name="module-c10000"></a> <div class="RichTextSidebarModule-title">Columnists bug</div> <div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"><h2>Columnists</h2><br><i>In-depth political coverage, sports analysis, entertainment reviews and cultural commentary.</i><br></div> </div><p>If you don’t build homes and apartments on Chicago’s South and West sides, the Black communities there can’t grow.
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<p>“If you don’t build it, they can’t come.”</p><p>That’s not a misquotation of the mysterious voice that spoke to Kevin Costner in the 1989 hit film, “Field of Dreams.” In that sports fantasy blockbuster, Costner’s character builds a baseball diamond in the middle of his Iowa farm in response to hearing: “If you build it, he will come.”</p><p>His field of dreams brought the ghosts of baseball legends, including Chicago White Sox great “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, to play the game they loved. It even brought the ghost of the father of Costner’s character to play a game of catch with his son in the film’s climactic scene.</p><p>No, the quote above isn’t from that iconic movie, it’s what I imagine might roll through the minds of those who finance and build housing in Chicago.</p><div class="RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement" data-module data-align-center><a class="AnchorLink" id="module-c10000" name="module-c10000"></a> <div class="RichTextSidebarModule-title">Columnists bug</div> <div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"><h2>Columnists</h2><br><i>In-depth political coverage, sports analysis, entertainment reviews and cultural commentary.</i><br></div> </div><p>If you don’t build homes and apartments on Chicago’s South and West sides, the Black communities there can’t grow. The same goes if you don’t provide loans to buy or renovate property or refinance home loans there. And if you don’t build affordable housing in other parts of Chicago, you won’t attract Black residents.</p><p>I’m being facetious, but take a quick look around.
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- <p>“If you don’t build it, they can’t come.”</p><p>That’s not a misquotation of the mysterious voice that spoke to Kevin Costner in the 1989 hit film, “Field of Dreams.” In that sports fantasy blockbuster, Costner’s character builds a baseball diamond in the middle of his Iowa farm in response to hearing: “If you build it, he will come.”</p><p>His field of dreams brought the ghosts of baseball legends, including Chicago White Sox great “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, to play the game they loved. It even brought the ghost of the father of Costner’s character to play a game of catch with his son in the film’s climactic scene.</p><p>No, the quote above isn’t from that iconic movie, it’s what I imagine might roll through the minds of those who finance and build housing in Chicago.</p><div class="RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement" data-module data-align-center><a class="AnchorLink" id="module-c10000" name="module-c10000"></a> <div class="RichTextSidebarModule-title">Columnists bug</div> <div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"><h2>Columnists</h2><br><i>In-depth political coverage, sports analysis, entertainment reviews and cultural commentary.</i><br></div> </div><p>If you don’t build homes and apartments on Chicago’s South and West sides, the Black communities there can’t grow.
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Without housing on South, West sides, Chicago's Black communities won't grow
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