Data
A successful project will represent true diversity. In an effort to ensure that the demographics of Chicago are accurately captured, we recorded the race, ethnicity, and gender of each participant. Below are the details of the information collected thus far.
Race and Ethnicity
Gender
Favorite Places
Voices of the City team members had a great time traveling many different places in the Chicago area and recording where people are from and their favorite places. In addition to a diversity of destinations, we also recorded a variety of languages, including: Filipino, Finnish, Hindi, Kurdish Native, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Thus far, 350+ voices have been recorded. Areas visited throughout the Chicago area include:
University Village/Little Italy
Wicker Park
South Loop
Chatham
Auburn Gresham
Washington Park
Hyde Park
Whiskey Row
Bronzeville
Chinatown
Humboldt Park
Lincoln Park
Logan Square
Little India
Roger Park
North Riverside
Oak Brook
Lombard
Glen Ellyn
Oak Park
River Grove
Unfortunately, we were not able to use every response because of issues such as excessive background noise, sound quality, clarity, etc., but we are working to remedy this for future iterations of the project. If you would like to record your favorite place, or you already recorded one with us but do not see it on the list, feel free to contact us.
Here is a list of the favorite places included in each collage that has been created thus far:
Collage 1
Humbolt Park
Washington Park
White Sox Stadium
Chinatown Area
Navy Pier
University Village
Collage 2
Downtown
Lilacia Park
Mile of Murals
Englewood
Devon Avenue
Lincoln Square
Collage 3
Southeast Side
West Side
North Side
South Side
Northwest Side
Collage 4
606 Bike Trail
Kennedy King College
Lily Pond at Lincoln Park
Morton Arboretum
"Sears" Tower
Symphony Center
Collage 5
Millennium Park
The Bean
Collage 6
Uptown
Palmisano Park
Promontory Point
Edgewater
North Avenue Beach
Lakeshore
Beach
Collage 7
Joe’s Seafood
Cantini
Ron of Japan
Velvet Taco
Hopleaf
Samursi
Daily Bar & Grill
Jerk Villa
Collage 8
Beverly Arts Center
Wicker Park
Englewood
Glen Ellyn
Edgewater Antique Mall
Fullerton Beach
Collage 9
Shoe Stores
Palmer Square Park
Japanese Gardens
Old Irving Park
Hyde Park
Little Village
Lincoln Park
Downtown
Collage 10
Pilsen
Rogers Park
Yorktown Mall
Wicker Park
River North
Oak Park
Navy Pier
Englewood
Museums
68th & Carpenter
Collage 11
47th Street
53rd Street
Bronzeville
Lombard
Wicker Park
91st Street
71st Street
69th Street
84th Street
Chinatown
95th & Jeffrey
Addison
Austin
Avondale
Harvey
Naperville
Collage 12
Auditorium Theater
Lombard
Belmont
Studio Movie Grill
Wicker Park
Buena Park
Westchester
Pilsen
Lilacia Park
Collage 13
111th & Michigan Ave
Lake Michigan
Lakefront
Collage 14
Wrigley Field
The Village
Promontory Point
Gym at Garfield Park
DuSable Museum
Garfield Park Conservatory
Collage 15
Devon
Downtown
Collage 16
63rd & King Drive
Elgin
Logan Square
Lakeshore
Pilsen
Chinatown
Pulaski & North Avenue
Millennium Park
Loop
Wrigley Building
Collage 17
Morgan Park
Frankfort
Edgewater
Rogers Park
Beverly
South Side
East Side
West Side
South to North Side
Collage 18
Downtown
Chicago History Museum
Calumet Park
Lake Ellen
Hemingway District
ABLA Homes (The Village)
Art Institute
Bloomingdale
Schaumburg
Pilsen
Berwyn
Collage 19
Soule
Egg'lectic Café
Etho Sushi
Two Hearted Queen
Chicken & Waffle House
Joy Yee
Pita Inn
Gaslight Bar & Grille
Damenzo’s
Collage 20
Bucktown
Lakeview
Buena Park
Beverly
Auburn-Gresham
Downers Grove
Hyde Park
Wheaton
Logan Square
Great America
Collage 21
Shedd Aquarium
Water Tower
Skyline
Navy Pier
Collage 22
Garfield Park Conservatory
Hyde Park
Humbolt Park
Lincoln Park Conservatory
Daily Plaza
Chinatown
Loop
Collage 23
Michigan Avenue
Cicero
Kroc Center
Devon Street
Carol Stream
Lakefront Trail
Magnificent Mile
Collage 24
Water Tower Place
United Center
Museum Campus
Wrigley Field
Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Collage 25
Demera
Portillo’s
Pepe’s
Ray’s Bar
Uncle Julio’s
Pizano’s Pizza
Shake Shack
Milo’s Pita
Collage 26
Planetarium
Hyde Park
Loop
North Side
Field Museum
Lakefront
Montrose Beach
Navy Pier
Collage 27
Julius Meinl on Southport
Regal Jewels
Revolution Brewing
Twisted Tattoo
Unico on Michigan Ave
Tonic Room
Woodfield Mall
St. Alfred
Collage 28
Chinatown
Bronzeville
Chicago Athletic Association
Botanical Gardens
Lincoln Park
Oak Park
Hyde Park
Millennium Park
Collage 29
Hazel Crest
Buffalo Grove
ABLA Homes
Baha’i Temple Area
Art Museum
Beach
Lake Michigan
Art Institute
Collage 30
Buckingham Fountain
River Walk
Grant Park
Lincoln Avenue
Hyde Park
Museum of Science & Industry
Does Racism Go Both Ways?
The original project asked participants one additional question: Is racism a two-way street? The purpose of asking this question was to bring forth varied ideas and initiate a discussion on the topic.
Voices of the City is incorporating the many insightful responses received in its next set of collages. However, we want to share with the public the preliminary result of the survey question.
