Pockettown: Change and Transformation on Chicago's S. Side



Photo Title

Pockettown: Change and Transformation on Chicago's S. Side

Photographer/Creator

Jon Lowenstein

Collection

Publisher

Freelance

Caption/Description

Remains of the Acme Coke Plant at 106th and Torrance on Chicago's Southeast Side. The Southeast Preservation Society has made an effort to purchase and preserve some of the buildings on the site, but this past summer they failed to do so and the factory is slated for demolition.

Citation

Jon Lowenstein, "Pockettown: Change and Transformation on Chicago's S. Side," in POYi Archive, Item #45808, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45808 (accessed April 19, 2025).

Date Added

05.03.2011