Help us to keep our community activations going by contributing to Boxville.
Boxville, an initiative of Urban Juncture's Build Bronzeville plan, is Chicago’s first shipping container mall and street food market. Boxville serves Bronzeville residents and visitors with unique products and everyday necessities, while offering local entrepreneurs engaging and affordable spaces for building their enterprises.
Boxville taps into the undeniable talent, creativity, and resilience of Southsiders and the rich culture and commerce of the historic “Black Metropolis” to reengage present-day residents and rebuild Bronzeville as an exciting retail and cultural destination.
Despite the hand that has been dealt by COVID-19, it was an active 2020 summer season of Boxville attempting to meet the needs of the community. Weekly, Boxville served as a distribution site for fresh produce, groceries, personal essentials and services such as free COVID testing and back-to-school eye exams for youth. Free Fitness Saturdays classes were also hosted in our Neighborhood Square, all at a safe distance.
Boxville is working hard to expand our infrastructure to provide additional containers to new enterprises and expand our ability to serve the community all year long, not just during the summer.
Help us to keep our community activations going by contributing to Boxville. You not only help build a unique commerce concept, but also help fund a future where commerce, culture, and community once again thrive in Chicago’s historic Black Metropolis.