Ainslie Viaduct Demolition
Drivers navigating their way west to east from Broadway toward the lake and visa versa on most of the through streets between Lawrence and Hollywood have noticed they no longer Read More …
Category: SEAC History
Posts related to the history of the South-East Asia Center.
5120 Broadway Building History
The South-East Asia Center building at 5120 N. Broadway is one of the most architecturally interesting and unusual in the neighborhood with it’s stone detail and rooftop turret. Currently this Read More …
SEAC Contribution to Uptown Renovation & Beautification
Throughout its 40-year history in the neighborhood, the South-East Asia Center (SEAC) has enjoyed preserving, beautifying, and enhancing the vibrancy of the Uptown-Edgewater neighborhood. In 1981 SEAC (“seek”) moved into Read More …
History of the South-East Asia Center
South-East Asia Center (SEAC) is a multi-ethnic service organization. The Center’s apolitical, non-sectarian, cross-cultural approach is welcoming to people of all countries of origin, ethnicities, religions, beliefs, colors, and classes. Read More …
David Tom Story
“Me no crazy” Tragedy and Triumph David Tom, a Chinese immigrant, made international headlines in 1983 by being freed after spending 31 years inside Illinois mental health institutions. Mr. Tom’s Read More …