The four communities of Ainsworth ; the Bush , Millgate Cheltenham/South Chicago and Calumet quickly developed into one village referred to collectively as South Chicago during the wave of annexation in 1883 . The predominantly woodframed architecture of the Bush , Millgate and eastern Cheltemham are a lesson in Victoriana with the ' sunken yards ' and bridge-like walk ups from street like Houston , Baltimore and Brandon attesting to the degree infrastructure built up from the original topography of that time . It also demonstrates how South Chicago was not immediately affected by the housing ordinances restricting the use of lumber for home building after The Great Fire of 1871 . Most of the neighborhood north of East 83rd Street and west of South Manistee Avenue was developed after WWII and contain mostly brick homes , but under the ordinance brick homes began being built throughout the newly annexed neighborhood after 1883
The Great Fire
Great Chicago Fire
South Chicago, Chicago