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We’re creating a digital experience — a walk through of the Maxwell Street Market in Chicago c. 1970! We’re looking for volunteer assistance for someone with animation or Photoshop skills or looking to develop those skills. If you’re a student that can do this kind of unpaid intern work for school credit, we’d be grateful! … Read More

The Maxwell Street Foundation gave a walking tour of Maxwell Street on June 4th to a group of 10 Blues enthusiasts / Blues fans / Blues history fans visiting from the Czech Republic for the 2024 Annual Chicago Blues Festival.  Its organizer, Štěpán Suchochleb, reached out via the Maxwell Street Foundation’s website for the tour of … Read More

Farewell to Mr. H, who was a big presence in the fight to save the old Maxwell Street Market in the 1990s. Our board member Steve Balkin writes: “I am sad to report that my good friend and Maxwell St. Blues legend Mr. H. has passed way in Arkansas, where he retired to. Mr. H … Read More

Through April 14, 2024, Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077 A sign from the former Nate’s Deli in the collection of the Maxwell Street Foundation is on loan to this temporary exhibition at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie, Illinois. Nate Duncan worked at Lyon’s Delicatessen on Maxwell Street … Read More