Summary: Alva Maxey-Boyd, now in her nineties, defied race covenants, urban renewal bulldozers, and two Mayor Daleys in a seven-decade battle to get and keep her gorgeous 19th-century mansion. Now, she's left as the last resident on her block of Chicago's South Prairie Avenue.
I thoroughly enjoyed this piece - especially hearing from Maxey herself. She's got this wonderful voice and such a relaxed way of speaking and a great laugh. It's a nice historical piece - reading old newspaper accounts and official city documents adds to Maxey's memories and Chicago development historians. It's an interesting tale, too, of fighting for what you want.
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This piece belongs to the series "Homeplace Series"
Produced by Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister
Other pieces by Long Haul Productions
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Ahndi Fridell
Posted on March 01, 2006 at 07:50 AM | Permalink
Review of Maxey's Mansion
I thoroughly enjoyed this piece - especially hearing from Maxey herself. She's got this wonderful voice and such a relaxed way of speaking and a great laugh. It's a nice historical piece - reading old newspaper accounts and official city documents adds to Maxey's memories and Chicago development historians. It's an interesting tale, too, of fighting for what you want.