The Forum - Bronzeville is at Lillian Hardin Armstrong Park. Join us for Black & Bronze Fest — a music festival and cultural celebration of the past, present and future of Bronzeville, the Southside and Black Chicago. We are packing out Armstrong Park on Saturday, August 29th from 1-7pm. Since 1897, The Forum’s muscular presence at 43rd Street, with the “El”, its distinctive “Forum Hall”, and it’s six large retail slots, made it a South Side Hub for prominent performers, powerful politicians, parties and partygoers, and peddlers and patrons of all persuasions. The Forum is a historic event venue at 318-328 E. 43rd Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois. Chicago alderman William Kent and his father Albert had the venue built in 1897, intending it to be a social and political meeting hall. Between 1920 and 1960, Bronzeville was the Chicagoland destination for black culture with patrons mixing at clubs such as Club DeLisa, the Brown Derby and Riddles Cocktail Lounge, and dining at venues such as Gerri’s Palm Tavern, Morris Perfect Eat Shop, and Dallas Lunch. The Forum Bronzeville is a historic venue located in the heart of Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. Originally built in the early 1900s, it has served as a significant hub for cultural and musical events within the African American community. The Forum is located at 318-328 East 43rd Street (adjacent to the CTA station) in Chicago’s historic Bronzeville community. Built in the 1890s, the structure contains one of the most important assembly/performance halls of this community, as well as several transit-friendly retail spaces. The Forum Hall in Chicago, Illinois was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. Constructed in 1897, the Forum is representative of a late nineteenth century meeting and social hall. It served as the heart of the Grand Boulevard community’s society, culture, and commerce. The Forum Cafe brings together neighborhood residents, creatives, commuters, and visitors through delicious food and libations and a celebration of Bronzeville’s unique music and history. The Forum is located at 318-328 East 43rd Street (adjacent to the CTA station) in Chicago’s historic Bronzeville community. Built in 1897, The Forum includes a beautiful social and assembly hall and several oversized retail slots located adjacent to the 43rd Street Green Line Station. For more than 70 years, The Forum was a beautiful gathering place where music legends performed, community leaders organized and political movements took root. But in the 1970s, it shut down, fell ….