Bronzeville

Boxville

330 E. 51st St.

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Saturday

12pm - 5pm

Sunday

12pm - 5pm

Accessibility & Amenities

  • Family Friendly
  • Photography Allowed
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Refreshments For Purchase

Architect

Various

Year Completed

2014-2024

DETAILS:

Boxville is Chicago's first shipping container market. What began in 2014 with one repurposed shipping container offering seasonal bike repair on a vacant lot at 51st Street and the CTA Green Line, has grown into a colorful collection of 22 containers offering an assortment of delicious food, local crafts, and a range of wellness products produced by local entrepreneurs within a fun and music-filled marketplace. Boxville received the inaugural MacArthur Foundation Placemaking Award in 2019 for its role in transforming 51st Street, and it continues to grow today.

VISITOR EXPERIENCE:

Visitors will experience delicious food, socially conscious streetwear, homemade body care products, community wellness outreach, and other products of neighborhood entrepreneurs, accompanied by music from some of Chicago’s best DJs and musicians. Boxville 2024 will celebrate the Bronzeville Murals Project which is working with local artists throughout this summer to install murals on many of Boxville’s shipping containers.

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