City Beautiful? Why Some Chicago Neighborhoods Have Viaduct Art and Others Don't

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

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4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2016

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Murals beautify some viaducts, while others are left bare and dirty. Why the disparity?

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0:30.0	Where's that story.
0:32.1	It's Curious City.
0:33.2	Where WBEZ answers your questions about Chicago, the region, and its people.
0:38.4	I'm Jake Smith, and I'm here to answer a question about disparities in public art across Chicago.
0:43.7	Well, kind of a question.
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1:02.8	and injustice. Go into this big pot and communities of color have to eat from this pot.
1:09.7	You combine that with an alderman that is really
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