Hi everyone! THANK YOU for the great comments and photos! I am in awe! To answer the question about VGs being in lawns... they were EVERYWHERE! Here's some stats from 1943: - 53,095 REGISTERED family gardens - 14,062 children’s gardens - 39,469,647 sq ft (908 acres) - 55,000 lbs of produce - Plus there were an additional 100,000 "unregistered" gardens... The Chicago
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Hi. I'm new to Forgotten Chicago but thought you might be interested in this subject... I've been doing research/speaking on WW2 Chicago Victory Gardens over the winter/spring and I'm quite enamored of the topic. Found out that an empty lot in my hood (peterson/campbell) was once part of an original WW2 VG. I have been working with my Alderman (O'Connor - 40th) and the property owners for perm
Forum: General Discussion