Jay Street, "Misery Mile"

An area of Englewood centered on Jay street stretching from the railroad tracks on the east to MacKay Park on the west. The housing in this area had deteriorated greatly by the early 1960s and most of this area's residents lived below the povery line. The area had become known as the heat of Englewood's "slums." One white landlord or "slumlord" owned most of the neighborhood's houses, which were referred to as "shacks."

Sherry, Frank. "Englewood: Black City Is Isolated." The Record, June 25, 1963, p.2,14.

Sherry, Frank. "Crowded, Cold, Dark, And Rotted, Misery Mile Is No Realty Bargain." The Record, June 26, 1963, p.1.

Sherry, Frank. "Englewood: Black City Is Isolated." The Record, June 25, 1963, p.2,14.