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Artefakt Founder Jon Lowenstein has spent most of his career making long term, indepth documentary explorations that confront the realms of power, poverty and the diaspora. Through a combination of filmmaking, photography, experiential writing and personal testimonials he strives for unsparing clarity by revealing the subjects of history that lack a voice.

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A red two-door car with its driver's side door open is parked or stopped on an asphalt street, partially over a crosswalk, in an urban residential area. The car features chrome wheels and trim. In the background, two-story brick residential buildings with multiple windows line the street. Trees with green foliage are visible throughout the scene, and power lines crisscross the sky. A yellow diamond-shaped "SPEED HUMP AHEAD" sign and a red octagonal "STOP" sign are visible on a utility pole to the right. Other parked cars are visible further down the street. The sky is overcast.

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The Rocky Mountains in Western Canada are some of the most impressive mountain ranges in the world.

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The Oil Sands or Tar Sands region in Alberta, Canada is now one of the largest producers of petroleum in the world. The Athabasca Oil Sands (also known colloquially as the Athabasca Tar Sands although there is no actual tar) are large deposits of bitumen, or extremely heavy crude oil, located in northeastern Alberta, Canada - roughly centered around the boomtown of Fort McMurray. These oil sands, hosted in the McMurray Formation, consist of a mixture of crude bitumen (a semi-solid form of crude oil), silica sand, clay minerals, and water. The Athabasca deposit is the largest reservoir of crude bitumen in the world and the largest of three major oil sands deposits in Alberta, along with the nearby Peace River and Cold Lake deposits. Together, these oil sand deposits lie under 141,000 square kilometres (54,000 sq mi) of sparsely populated boreal forest and muskeg (peat bogs) and contain about 1.7 trillion barrels (270?10^9 m3) of bitumen in-place, comparable in magnitude to the world's total proven reserves of conventional petroleum. With modern unconventional oil production technology, at least 10% of these deposits, or about 170 billion barrels (27?10^9 m3) were considered to be economically recoverable at 2006 prices, making Canada's total oil reserves the second largest in the world, after Saudi Arabia's. The Athabasca deposit is the only large oil sands reservoir in the world which is suitable for large-scale surface mining, although most of it can only be produced using more recently developed in-situ technology.[

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

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Pocket Town Kids: Passion, Hope and Connection on Chicago's S. Side - Class Hair Salon Seventh Grader, Gabrielle Newman braids a classmates hair while Timothy Johnson looks on in room 302.

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein

2003-08-11

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein
Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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2005-01-09

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The Rocky Mountains in Western Canada are some of the most impressive mountain ranges in the world.

2012-02-29

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A Chicago Police officer watches the crowd as fellow officers arrest protesters during a melee that ensued after a mostly peaceful march that wound it's way from Grant Park south to Cermak Road on Chicago's near South Side. Protesters clash with police at the intersection of Cermak and S. Michigan Avenue on Chicago's near South Side. The protesters had just finished a mostly peaceful march led by the Iraq Veterans Against the War when the protest turned into a more confrontational situation between police and the marchers. The situation had been brewing for a number of days as protesters from outside Chicago gathered to voice their displeasure for the actions of the North American Treaty Organization. The Chicago Police Department were joined by many other police forces from the surrounding area and states including the Illinois State Police. Their numbers massed more than an estimated 1000 officers throughout the area in anticipation of the planned event. The show of all out force was arguably the largest witnessed in decades in the Windy City. Originally, the G8 and the NATO were planned for this week, but President Obama nixed the idea and moved the G8 to Camp David on the East Coast of the United States. I have spent more than a decade documenting life on Chicago's South Side and seen the impact on the community of the consistent and unending police presence in Chicago's poorest neighborhoods many of which exist less than a mile from where the NATO took place. It was important to document this historic moment in which police and protesters clashed.

Chicago, Il, USA

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Central American migrants pile onto a smuggler’s truck just across the river from Naranjo, Guatemala. The truck transports them through the Petén jungle and drops them close to the Guatemala/Mexico border. The migrants each pay 150 quetzales or about 20 dollars to ride on a six-hour drive through the jungle. During the dry season the trip only takes about two hours, but during rainy season the road becomes almost impassible and the giant ruts occasionally make the trip last close to eight hours. The trucks’ beds have been replaced by steel-caged bars and are used to haul cattle in many parts of Guatemala. They hold as many as 20 migrants and sometimes tip over, sending the passengers flying out of the truck into the jungle. As the trucks snake through the jungle, monkeys can be seen overhead. The drivers go as fast as they can while the migrants hold onto the bars for dear life. Each time a branch whips by overhead the passengers duck to avoid losing an eye. The migrants prefer this route to the shorter, far more dangerous routes where bandits consistently wait to rob, kidnap, extort or murder unsuspecting travelers. 6292 people were murdered in Guatemala in 2008. Most of them were killed in the capital of Guatemala City. The violence in this small Central American country knows no limits and currently it is one of the most violent and insecure places in the world that is not in a declared state war. People are consistently murdered for their cell phones on the streets, bus drivers are shot in the head in broad daylight in front of crowds of onlookers and people are openly extorted and killed if they do not pay. Violence is on the rise and many here feel that the current government has little or no control over the various forces undermining basic civilian normalcy. As part of a project examining the collective experience of Latin American migrants to the United States I have traveled to Guatemala at least 4 times over the past several years to show the devastating effect that violence has on everyday people in the nation’s capital and demonstrate why some people choose to leave their country’s homeland in search of a better and hopefully safer life in the United States. With the daily drumbeat of intimidation, fear, extortion, and murder continually met with impunity, the local population grows increasingly desperate. Because the police often do nothing, it is not uncommon for street justice to take over, with mobs clamoring to protect their neighborhoods and enforce provisional order. This body of work attempts to show shows the bloody impact of organized crime, ineffectual government and grinding poverty on everyday working people.

Shadow Lives USA: EXODUS GUATEMALA

Guatemala City, Guatemala

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Migrants cross through the Petén jungle in the back of a smuggler’s trucks. Although the Petén jungle is quickly being burned and turned into farm-land, much virgin jungle remains. Because the jungle is still one of the country’s most remote areas, many Central American migrants choose to pass through it on the way Mexico and the United States. The road is treacherous and the men and women often have no idea where they are going. The area is also a popular route from drug smuggling; the migrant smuggling business is largely controlled by the same narco-cartels that control the drug business. Eighty percent of the drugs that make it to the United States today pass through Guatemala. 6292 people were murdered in Guatemala in 2008. Most of them were killed in the capital of Guatemala City. The violence in this small Central American country knows no limits and currently it is one of the most violent and insecure places in the world that is not in a declared state war. People are consistently murdered for their cell phones on the streets, bus drivers are shot in the head in broad daylight in front of crowds of onlookers and people are openly extorted and killed if they do not pay. Violence is on the rise and many here feel that the current government has little or no control over the various forces undermining basic civilian normalcy. As part of a project examining the collective experience of Latin American migrants to the United States I have traveled to Guatemala at least 4 times over the past several years to show the devastating effect that violence has on everyday people in the nation’s capital and demonstrate why some people choose to leave their country’s homeland in search of a better and hopefully safer life in the United States. With the daily drumbeat of intimidation, fear, extortion, and murder continually met with impunity, the local population grows increasingly desperate. Because the police often do nothing, it is not uncommon for street justice to take over, with mobs clamoring to protect their neighborhoods and enforce provisional order. This body of work attempts to show shows the bloody impact of organized crime, ineffectual government and grinding poverty on everyday working people.

Shadow Lives USA: EXODUS GUATEMALA

Guatemala City, Guatemala

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Sade Macklin and Horace ?

2005-03-14

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Chicago, Illinois, USA - August 2000. The Loop is what locals call the historical center of downtown Chicago. Most accurately, the term refers to an area bounded by a public transit circuit along Lake Street on the north, Wabash Avenue on the east, Van Buren Street on the south, and Wells Street on the west, but in general use it refers to the whole central business district. Chicago's central business district, bounded on the west and north by the Chicago River, on the east by Lake Michigan, and on the south by Roosevelt Road is the second-largest in the United States, after Midtown Manhattan. The term The Loop has different meanings. The term most explicitly applies to the area surrounded by The Loop (CTA) circuit formed by 'L' train tracks, and a preceding 1880s streetcar loop, but common usage defines it as the area bounded by the Chicago River on the north and west sides, Congress Parkway to the south, and Columbus Drive to the east. In official city parlance, delineated by the University of Chicago in the 1920s, the Loop is community area of Chicago number 32, bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Roosevelt Road to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east, though the original boundary is strictly the area circled by the elevated CTA tracks. As the downtown area and its many high-rises expanded out past the community area over the years, "The Loop" has been used more generally to denote the entire downtown.

Chicago Loop SX-70 Polaroids

Chicago, IL, USA

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An elderly man collects cans to recycle and poses for his picture on the 7200 block of S. Dobson.

Can Man

2005-01-09

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ALL SCREENS TOGETHER PLUS SOUND.mp4
Video

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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© Jon Lowenstein

2010-01-01

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An elderly man collects cans to recycle and poses for his picture on the 7200 block of S. Dobson.

Can Man

2005-01-09

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Halloween Dance at Paul Revere Elementary School. Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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An elderly man collects cans to recycle and poses for his picture on the 7200 block of S. Dobson.

Can Man

2005-01-09

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Chicago, Illinois, USA - 2000. At one time Chicago's Southeast side was the industrial epicenter of the world. It housed United States Steel and many other industrial companies that made the world's industry function. However, in the 1970's the world began to change and by 1982 when U.S. Steel finally shuttered its doors the neighborhood was only a ghost of its former past. However people stayed and continued to inhabit the post-industrial space. These pictures were taken in 2000 throughout the area and today there are still small industries in the neighborhood. Chicago's Southeast Side is an interesting and dynamic place often overlooked by other Chicagoans. The area includes the communities of South Chicago, South Deering, the East Side and Hegewisch. Within those communities are smaller neighborhoods with colorful names like the Bush, Irondale, Slag Valley, Arizona, Millgate, and others. Some of these names are reflective of the natural features of the region. Others relate to the tremendous historical influence of heavy industry, especially the steel industry. United States Steel South Works, Wisconsin Steel, Republic Steel, Pressed Steel and other industrial operations including General Mills and the Ford Motor Company provided the engine that drove the economy in the region where the Calumet River emptied into Lake Michigan. One must say emptied (past tense) because the Calumet River, like its counterpart to the north, the Chicago River, has been reversed and now flows backward. The mills and other employers offered jobs which attracted thousands of immigrants to the area. Irish, Germans and Swedes were followed by Poles, Italians, Greeks, Serbians, Croatians, Slovenians, Eastern European Jews, Lithuanians, Hungarians, and others. African Americans from the South and immigrants from Mexico provided the labor when the United States shut the open door of European immigration after World War I. These newcomers to the area brought their own culture and institutions with them. Perhaps the most important of these institutions were the churches and houses of worship. Whatever was happening in United States urban history after the Civil War was reflected in these communities. Industrialization, unionization, immigration, and urbanization were themes which played out in Chicago's Southeast Side.

Chicago Southeast SX-70 Polaroids

Chicago, IL, USA

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Chicago, Illinois, USA - 2000. At one time Chicago's Southeast side was the industrial epicenter of the world. It housed United States Steel and many other industrial companies that made the world's industry function. However, in the 1970's the world began to change and by 1982 when U.S. Steel finally shuttered its doors the neighborhood was only a ghost of its former past. However people stayed and continued to inhabit the post-industrial space. These pictures were taken in 2000 throughout the area and today there are still small industries in the neighborhood. Chicago's Southeast Side is an interesting and dynamic place often overlooked by other Chicagoans. The area includes the communities of South Chicago, South Deering, the East Side and Hegewisch. Within those communities are smaller neighborhoods with colorful names like the Bush, Irondale, Slag Valley, Arizona, Millgate, and others. Some of these names are reflective of the natural features of the region. Others relate to the tremendous historical influence of heavy industry, especially the steel industry. United States Steel South Works, Wisconsin Steel, Republic Steel, Pressed Steel and other industrial operations including General Mills and the Ford Motor Company provided the engine that drove the economy in the region where the Calumet River emptied into Lake Michigan. One must say emptied (past tense) because the Calumet River, like its counterpart to the north, the Chicago River, has been reversed and now flows backward. The mills and other employers offered jobs which attracted thousands of immigrants to the area. Irish, Germans and Swedes were followed by Poles, Italians, Greeks, Serbians, Croatians, Slovenians, Eastern European Jews, Lithuanians, Hungarians, and others. African Americans from the South and immigrants from Mexico provided the labor when the United States shut the open door of European immigration after World War I. These newcomers to the area brought their own culture and institutions with them. Perhaps the most important of these institutions were the churches and houses of worship. Whatever was happening in United States urban history after the Civil War was reflected in these communities. Industrialization, unionization, immigration, and urbanization were themes which played out in Chicago's Southeast Side.

Chicago Southeast SX-70 Polaroids

Chicago, IL, USA

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Chicago, Illinois, USA - 2000. At one time Chicago's Southeast side was the industrial epicenter of the world. It housed United States Steel and many other industrial companies that made the world's industry function. However, in the 1970's the world began to change and by 1982 when U.S. Steel finally shuttered its doors the neighborhood was only a ghost of its former past. However people stayed and continued to inhabit the post-industrial space. These pictures were taken in 2000 throughout the area and today there are still small industries in the neighborhood. Chicago's Southeast Side is an interesting and dynamic place often overlooked by other Chicagoans. The area includes the communities of South Chicago, South Deering, the East Side and Hegewisch. Within those communities are smaller neighborhoods with colorful names like the Bush, Irondale, Slag Valley, Arizona, Millgate, and others. Some of these names are reflective of the natural features of the region. Others relate to the tremendous historical influence of heavy industry, especially the steel industry. United States Steel South Works, Wisconsin Steel, Republic Steel, Pressed Steel and other industrial operations including General Mills and the Ford Motor Company provided the engine that drove the economy in the region where the Calumet River emptied into Lake Michigan. One must say emptied (past tense) because the Calumet River, like its counterpart to the north, the Chicago River, has been reversed and now flows backward. The mills and other employers offered jobs which attracted thousands of immigrants to the area. Irish, Germans and Swedes were followed by Poles, Italians, Greeks, Serbians, Croatians, Slovenians, Eastern European Jews, Lithuanians, Hungarians, and others. African Americans from the South and immigrants from Mexico provided the labor when the United States shut the open door of European immigration after World War I. These newcomers to the area brought their own culture and institutions with them. Perhaps the most important of these institutions were the churches and houses of worship. Whatever was happening in United States urban history after the Civil War was reflected in these communities. Industrialization, unionization, immigration, and urbanization were themes which played out in Chicago's Southeast Side.

Chicago Southeast SX-70 Polaroids

Chicago, IL, USA

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Chicago, Illinois, USA - 2000. At one time Chicago's Southeast side was the industrial epicenter of the world. It housed United States Steel and many other industrial companies that made the world's industry function. However, in the 1970's the world began to change and by 1982 when U.S. Steel finally shuttered its doors the neighborhood was only a ghost of its former past. However people stayed and continued to inhabit the post-industrial space. These pictures were taken in 2000 throughout the area and today there are still small industries in the neighborhood. Chicago's Southeast Side is an interesting and dynamic place often overlooked by other Chicagoans. The area includes the communities of South Chicago, South Deering, the East Side and Hegewisch. Within those communities are smaller neighborhoods with colorful names like the Bush, Irondale, Slag Valley, Arizona, Millgate, and others. Some of these names are reflective of the natural features of the region. Others relate to the tremendous historical influence of heavy industry, especially the steel industry. United States Steel South Works, Wisconsin Steel, Republic Steel, Pressed Steel and other industrial operations including General Mills and the Ford Motor Company provided the engine that drove the economy in the region where the Calumet River emptied into Lake Michigan. One must say emptied (past tense) because the Calumet River, like its counterpart to the north, the Chicago River, has been reversed and now flows backward. The mills and other employers offered jobs which attracted thousands of immigrants to the area. Irish, Germans and Swedes were followed by Poles, Italians, Greeks, Serbians, Croatians, Slovenians, Eastern European Jews, Lithuanians, Hungarians, and others. African Americans from the South and immigrants from Mexico provided the labor when the United States shut the open door of European immigration after World War I. These newcomers to the area brought their own culture and institutions with them. Perhaps the most important of these institutions were the churches and houses of worship. Whatever was happening in United States urban history after the Civil War was reflected in these communities. Industrialization, unionization, immigration, and urbanization were themes which played out in Chicago's Southeast Side.

Chicago Southeast SX-70 Polaroids

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Chicago, Illinois, USA - 2000. At one time Chicago's Southeast side was the industrial epicenter of the world. It housed United States Steel and many other industrial companies that made the world's industry function. However, in the 1970's the world began to change and by 1982 when U.S. Steel finally shuttered its doors the neighborhood was only a ghost of its former past. However people stayed and continued to inhabit the post-industrial space. These pictures were taken in 2000 throughout the area and today there are still small industries in the neighborhood. Chicago's Southeast Side is an interesting and dynamic place often overlooked by other Chicagoans. The area includes the communities of South Chicago, South Deering, the East Side and Hegewisch. Within those communities are smaller neighborhoods with colorful names like the Bush, Irondale, Slag Valley, Arizona, Millgate, and others. Some of these names are reflective of the natural features of the region. Others relate to the tremendous historical influence of heavy industry, especially the steel industry. United States Steel South Works, Wisconsin Steel, Republic Steel, Pressed Steel and other industrial operations including General Mills and the Ford Motor Company provided the engine that drove the economy in the region where the Calumet River emptied into Lake Michigan. One must say emptied (past tense) because the Calumet River, like its counterpart to the north, the Chicago River, has been reversed and now flows backward. The mills and other employers offered jobs which attracted thousands of immigrants to the area. Irish, Germans and Swedes were followed by Poles, Italians, Greeks, Serbians, Croatians, Slovenians, Eastern European Jews, Lithuanians, Hungarians, and others. African Americans from the South and immigrants from Mexico provided the labor when the United States shut the open door of European immigration after World War I. These newcomers to the area brought their own culture and institutions with them. Perhaps the most important of these institutions were the churches and houses of worship. Whatever was happening in United States urban history after the Civil War was reflected in these communities. Industrialization, unionization, immigration, and urbanization were themes which played out in Chicago's Southeast Side.

Chicago Southeast SX-70 Polaroids

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Chicago, Illinois, USA - 2000. At one time Chicago's Southeast side was the industrial epicenter of the world. It housed United States Steel and many other industrial companies that made the world's industry function. However, in the 1970's the world began to change and by 1982 when U.S. Steel finally shuttered its doors the neighborhood was only a ghost of its former past. However people stayed and continued to inhabit the post-industrial space. These pictures were taken in 2000 throughout the area and today there are still small industries in the neighborhood. Chicago's Southeast Side is an interesting and dynamic place often overlooked by other Chicagoans. The area includes the communities of South Chicago, South Deering, the East Side and Hegewisch. Within those communities are smaller neighborhoods with colorful names like the Bush, Irondale, Slag Valley, Arizona, Millgate, and others. Some of these names are reflective of the natural features of the region. Others relate to the tremendous historical influence of heavy industry, especially the steel industry. United States Steel South Works, Wisconsin Steel, Republic Steel, Pressed Steel and other industrial operations including General Mills and the Ford Motor Company provided the engine that drove the economy in the region where the Calumet River emptied into Lake Michigan. One must say emptied (past tense) because the Calumet River, like its counterpart to the north, the Chicago River, has been reversed and now flows backward. The mills and other employers offered jobs which attracted thousands of immigrants to the area. Irish, Germans and Swedes were followed by Poles, Italians, Greeks, Serbians, Croatians, Slovenians, Eastern European Jews, Lithuanians, Hungarians, and others. African Americans from the South and immigrants from Mexico provided the labor when the United States shut the open door of European immigration after World War I. These newcomers to the area brought their own culture and institutions with them. Perhaps the most important of these institutions were the churches and houses of worship. Whatever was happening in United States urban history after the Civil War was reflected in these communities. Industrialization, unionization, immigration, and urbanization were themes which played out in Chicago's Southeast Side.

Chicago Southeast SX-70 Polaroids

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Chicago, Illinois, USA - 2000. At one time Chicago's Southeast side was the industrial epicenter of the world. It housed United States Steel and many other industrial companies that made the world's industry function. However, in the 1970's the world began to change and by 1982 when U.S. Steel finally shuttered its doors the neighborhood was only a ghost of its former past. However people stayed and continued to inhabit the post-industrial space. These pictures were taken in 2000 throughout the area and today there are still small industries in the neighborhood. Chicago's Southeast Side is an interesting and dynamic place often overlooked by other Chicagoans. The area includes the communities of South Chicago, South Deering, the East Side and Hegewisch. Within those communities are smaller neighborhoods with colorful names like the Bush, Irondale, Slag Valley, Arizona, Millgate, and others. Some of these names are reflective of the natural features of the region. Others relate to the tremendous historical influence of heavy industry, especially the steel industry. United States Steel South Works, Wisconsin Steel, Republic Steel, Pressed Steel and other industrial operations including General Mills and the Ford Motor Company provided the engine that drove the economy in the region where the Calumet River emptied into Lake Michigan. One must say emptied (past tense) because the Calumet River, like its counterpart to the north, the Chicago River, has been reversed and now flows backward. The mills and other employers offered jobs which attracted thousands of immigrants to the area. Irish, Germans and Swedes were followed by Poles, Italians, Greeks, Serbians, Croatians, Slovenians, Eastern European Jews, Lithuanians, Hungarians, and others. African Americans from the South and immigrants from Mexico provided the labor when the United States shut the open door of European immigration after World War I. These newcomers to the area brought their own culture and institutions with them. Perhaps the most important of these institutions were the churches and houses of worship. Whatever was happening in United States urban history after the Civil War was reflected in these communities. Industrialization, unionization, immigration, and urbanization were themes which played out in Chicago's Southeast Side.

Chicago Southeast SX-70 Polaroids

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Chicago, Illinois, USA - 2000. At one time Chicago's Southeast side was the industrial epicenter of the world. It housed United States Steel and many other industrial companies that made the world's industry function. However, in the 1970's the world began to change and by 1982 when U.S. Steel finally shuttered its doors the neighborhood was only a ghost of its former past. However people stayed and continued to inhabit the post-industrial space. These pictures were taken in 2000 throughout the area and today there are still small industries in the neighborhood. Chicago's Southeast Side is an interesting and dynamic place often overlooked by other Chicagoans. The area includes the communities of South Chicago, South Deering, the East Side and Hegewisch. Within those communities are smaller neighborhoods with colorful names like the Bush, Irondale, Slag Valley, Arizona, Millgate, and others. Some of these names are reflective of the natural features of the region. Others relate to the tremendous historical influence of heavy industry, especially the steel industry. United States Steel South Works, Wisconsin Steel, Republic Steel, Pressed Steel and other industrial operations including General Mills and the Ford Motor Company provided the engine that drove the economy in the region where the Calumet River emptied into Lake Michigan. One must say emptied (past tense) because the Calumet River, like its counterpart to the north, the Chicago River, has been reversed and now flows backward. The mills and other employers offered jobs which attracted thousands of immigrants to the area. Irish, Germans and Swedes were followed by Poles, Italians, Greeks, Serbians, Croatians, Slovenians, Eastern European Jews, Lithuanians, Hungarians, and others. African Americans from the South and immigrants from Mexico provided the labor when the United States shut the open door of European immigration after World War I. These newcomers to the area brought their own culture and institutions with them. Perhaps the most important of these institutions were the churches and houses of worship. Whatever was happening in United States urban history after the Civil War was reflected in these communities. Industrialization, unionization, immigration, and urbanization were themes which played out in Chicago's Southeast Side.

Chicago Southeast SX-70 Polaroids

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The Paul Revere kids went to the House of Blues to perform their music along with about 6 other participating schools. Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Halloween Dance at Paul Revere Elementary School. Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

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Photographs from Chicago's Paul Revere Elementary School in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood. The S. Oakwood/Brookhaven or "Pocket Town" neighborhood is a small, tight knit black community on Chicago's S. Side. Roots run deep in this neighborhood. The stakes are high for the children of this community. Born into poverty, surrounded by drugs and gangs, poorly served by the city and local schools, many of the children face an uncertain future. In the past two decades this working class neighborhood has seen a steady decline as the S. Side's industry has moved away. Paul Revere Elementary School is the hub for neighborhood. Gary Comer, a Chicago philanthropist who grew up in the neighborhood has adopted the school. He has developed a community based plan for change and redevelopment starting with the school. In the past six years he has invested millions of dollars in Revere and recently completed construction on a $23 million dollar youth center. The Comer Science and Education Foundation is also developing Revere Run, a development plan that will add 90 new homes to the neighborhood. The past few years have marked the end of the Pocket's isolation. A few new homes have been completed and change is imminent, but for the most part, the neighborhood's children struggle through their daily lives with passion, hope and resilience. Jon Lowenstein spent three years documenting life at Paul Revere Elementary School.

Voices in the Hall

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Rest in Peace Memorial on the fence of the Acme Coke Plant which was closed in 2001. The memorial was most likely for someone who died in a car accident at that site.

2009-09-18

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Concepcion Nino walks to her wedding in her hometown of Copala, Guerrero. Her and her husband Juan saved 10,000 US dollars while working for five years in the United States to throw a huge wedding for their community. Everyone in the town was invited and more than six hundered people attended the wedding.

Conchi Nino walking to her wedding, Copala, Guerrero, Mexico, 2001

2013-06-03

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Tomas, who has been working day labor jobs in the Albany Park neighborhood for more than 10 years, wanted his picture taken in the Juan Diego Workers’ Center his way. Braving the pouring rain, he stripped down to his underwear and went to the middle of the parking lot, where I took his photo. Tomas wanted a nude picture to show his connection to the center, for which the workers had struggled for more than three years. Ald. Margaret Laurino fought the workers the whole time. But, with the help of advocacy groups and a concerted community education campaign, the building opened in October 2004.

Tomas, Day laborer, Day Labor Worker Center Protest Site. Albany Park, Chicago, United States, 2003.

2012-07-23

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A woman tries to put out a fire that consumed a large portion of the central market in downtown Port au Prince. Already the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere Haiti experienced a cataclysmic earthquake on January 12, 2010. The disaster rocked the nations capital and shook the small country to its core killing more than 230,000 people and displacing several million. These photographs were made in the weeks after the quake in Port au Prince. The epicenter of this magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake was near Léogâne, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, at a depth of 13 km (8.1 miles). The United States Geological Survey recorded a series of at least 33 aftershocks, 14 of which were between magnitudes 5.0 and 5.9. The International Red Cross estimated that about three million people were affected by the quake. As of February 11, 2010 the Haitian Government raised the death toll from the quake to 230,000 people which is by far the worst disaster in Haitian history and one of the most severe natural disasters in recent memory. More than 500,000 people are currently living in makeshift camps throughout the capital city of Port au Prince.

Port Au Prince, Haiti

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South Side - S. Chicago. The Ghetto Bird aka Chicago Police Helicopter was flying above the 'hood tonight. Sirens were blaring and Felix said something was happening South. Ran to the car and started rolling. I didn't have the scanner on so I just rolled around checking the neighborhood. Must've passed at least five situations with black and brown guys against the cop cars being questioned. Those are the hardest to roll up on. When the cops are jackknifed two or three deep against the curb and a civilian is standing their head down or pleading his case against the light. It's the hardest to stop, jump out and start shooting. Rolled south on Commercial until 91st and then I saw a few more police cars in an alley. They were parallel to the Metra Commuter rail tracks and they had a group of guys against the wall. A chain link fence divided us. I took a few snaps from the car and then got out to get a better view. 'I'm the press' I told the cops. They shone their flashlights in my face and then decided I was fine and let me shoot. The cops questioned them for a while and at one point said 'You'd better be careful cause those guys said they don't like their picture being taken!' 'Okay man.' I responded and continued shooting. The young man in the wheelchair rolled over slowly. 'What happened?' I asked. 'I don't know.' He said and I shot his pic. Then the cops took the cuffs off one of the guys on the wall and let them all go. The guys looked at me and one said in a menacing tone 'What's that? For a video show?' And in not so nice a way. I told him I didn't get his face and then headed out. He wasn't happy. The cops dispersed and the guys went back to what they were doing. I drove off. It was almost as if I had witnessed a play that happens over and over again each night and day.

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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In 2014 Jedidiah Brown organized an anti-violence march in the South Shore neighborhood. He borrowed several coffins from a local funeral home and led a march of more than 400 people around the neighborhood.

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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RIP (Rest in Peace) sign on a vacant storefront in the Woodlawn neighborhood in 2014.

2014-04-28

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Gang grafitti is scrawled on the back of the recently closed Guggenheim Elementary School in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. A charter school is set to open in the same building and the students were sent to nearby elementary schools, but gang grafitti covered the entire back of the building etched in chalk. Many of Chicago's Public Schools are slated for closing in the next several years. Already, many have been closed. Some are then re-opened as charter schools or new schools within the public system. One thing is for sure, the debate over how to reform public schools in the United States is far from over.

Chicago, Il, United States

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Street scene outside the Cook County Jail in Chicago's Little Village Neighborhood. At the time, in 2009, Cook County was one of the largest and most populous county jails in the United States.

2009-09-29

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South Side - South Shore Coming home tonight I took a spin around the neighborhood. I saw a police car shining his light in an abandoned lot at 79th and Muskegon. This man was lying dead in the lot. I'm not sure if he was murdered or just died. There was no police tape up so I walked up to the body to take a picture. I took four or five before the cops ran me off, told me to cross the street and put tape around the entire lot. I asked one of the officers what happened to the man. He replied that the photographer took his picture with a flash and killed the man lying on the ground. 'Get across the street he stated more forcefully. I walked back to the other side of the street and felt the cold envelop me.

2014-02-21

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – A red classic two-door car, possibly a Buick Regal, with its driver's side door open, is stopped at an intersection, partially within a crosswalk. A person's leg, wearing white sneakers, is visible near the open door. The residential street is lined with two-story brick houses and mature trees. Street signs for "SPEED HUMP AHEAD" and "STOP ALL WAY" are visible on the right, alongside other parked vehicles. The Illinois license plate on the red car and the filename suggest the scene is captured in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood. Photograph by Jon Lowenstein, July 16, 2017.

Red classic car with open door at Chicago's South Shore intersection

2017-07-16

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 16, 2017: A red two-door coupe with an open driver's side door is stopped at an intersection in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. A person's legs are visible near the open door. Residential buildings line the street, with an "APARTMENT FOR RENT" sign visible on a pole to the left. Other cars are parked along the street, and a "STOP ALL WAY" sign stands on the right. Trees frame the urban landscape under a light sky.

Classic Red Coupe Stops at South Shore Intersection in Chicago

2017-07-16

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A storefront window for "EXOTICA" displays a collection of animal print handbags and accessories, including items with giraffe, snakeskin, leopard, and crocodile patterns, arranged on a natural branch. A straw hat is also part of the display. Reflections in the glass show an American flag, urban street scenes, and a pedestrian. Photographed by Jon Lowenstein on October 6, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois.

Exotica storefront window showcases animal print handbags and accessories in Chicago

2009-01-09

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A giant inflatable Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail carton is displayed atop a semi-trailer truck during a promotional event in Chicago, Illinois, on October 6, 2013. The scene includes a promotional bus with graphics of a man and a forest, and a cardboard cutout of two cranberry farmers. People are visible in the foreground, with the Chicago skyline and modern buildings in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Giant Ocean Spray cranberry carton displayed at Chicago promotional event

2009-01-09

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Two individuals with curly hair embrace, their faces close in a kiss, against a soft, gradient sky. The sky displays a transition from a warm, light peach tone at the bottom to a pale blue-grey at the top, indicative of dawn or dusk. An earring is visible on the left individual. Photograph by Jon Lowenstein.

Two Individuals Share a Tender Kiss Against a Soft, Gradient Sky

Hartland

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A young person, their face glistening with sweat, looks right during the Bud Billiken Parade. The individual wears a bright blue, satin-like garment over a dark top, with cornrow braids visible on the side of their head. In the blurred background, a crowd of parade-goers, including a person in a police-like uniform, gathers on a street lined with trees and a multi-story brick building. This image is from the Bud Billiken Parade, Chicago, Illinois, July 8, 2012.

Sweaty young person with cornrows in blue costume at Bud Billiken Parade

2007-08-12

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A dog, appearing to be a German Shepherd mix, stands on a geometrically patterned tiled floor, viewed through a window. The glass surface displays multiple reflections, including reversed text that reads "TECHNOLOGIES DELTA," the silhouette of a car, and a partial reflection of a person. A light green fabric or banner is visible in the background, both directly and as a reflection. Photographed by Jon Lowenstein.

Dog stands on tiled floor, reflections of street and signage layered on glass.

2004-10-26

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Shadows of multiple figures, some appearing to hold weapons, are cast dramatically onto a corrugated metal wall, creating an ambiguous and tense scene. In this high-contrast black and white image, the stark silhouettes of several individuals are projected onto a textured, possibly industrial, corrugated metal wall. In the foreground, the dark outlines of two figures, one on each side, appear to hold handguns, pointing towards the midground. Further back, a group of figures' shadows are visible, some with arms raised or extended, one suggesting the presence of a rifle. A metal platform with steps and a door-like structure are also visible on the wall, with a small water bottle resting on the platform. The dramatic lighting and obscured identities evoke a sense of mystery, potential conflict, or a training exercise, leaving the exact nature of the interaction open to interpretation.

Eerie Shadows of Armed Figures Cast on Corrugated Wall

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Men gather in an interior space, where a framed image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, adorned with tinsel and garlands, serves as a prominent focal point. In the mid-ground, a man with a mustache raises a finger to his lips in a 'shush' gesture, suggesting a moment of quiet, discretion, or shared understanding among the group. Other men are visible throughout the frame, some looking down, others observing. The intimate gathering, captured in black and white, evokes themes of community, faith, and shared experience, characteristic of documentary photography exploring lives and communities often lived on the margins. This image is by Jon Lowenstein, potentially related to his 'Shadowlives' body of work.

A Quiet Gathering Under the Gaze of the Virgin of Guadalupe

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Several men are seen through a patterned foreground, possibly a window with a security grid or textured glass, in an urban setting. The diagonal lines of the pattern overlay the subjects, obscuring their faces and creating a sense of distance and anonymity. One man in a cap and jacket stands prominently in the mid-ground, while others are visible behind and to the side, including a man in a collared shirt in the right foreground. The background reveals a building with brickwork and a partial sign, suggesting a street or public space. The black and white tonality emphasizes the interplay of light and shadow, contributing to the contemplative mood of the observation.

Urban figures observed through a patterned window, their faces partially obscured.

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