▁by ▁Irish ▁C athol ics . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁and ▁sho pping ▁is ▁done ▁along ▁Com mer cial ▁Avenue . ▁Several ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁business es ▁such ▁as ▁cl othing ▁stores , ▁furn iture ▁and ▁ret ail , ▁and ▁beauty ▁sal ons , ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁along ▁Com mer cial ▁Avenue . ▁R estaur ants ▁from ▁Niger ian ▁to ▁Italian ▁cu is ine ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁South ▁Chicago . ▁Despite ▁the ▁slow ▁economy , ▁more ▁" M om ▁and ▁Pop " ▁stores ▁fl our ish ▁throughout ▁South ▁Chicago ' s ▁resident ial ▁areas , ▁than ▁in ▁any ▁other ▁neighborhood . ▁East ▁ 8 3 rd ▁Street , ▁East ▁ 8 7 th ▁Street ▁and ▁south ▁along ▁Com mer cial ▁Avenue ▁to ▁East ▁ 9 5 th ▁Street ▁have ▁attract ed ▁corpor ations , ▁business es ▁and ▁new ▁banks ▁into ▁the ▁community . ▁Com mer cial ▁Avenue ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁including ▁Health y ▁South ▁Chicago , ▁the ▁Ali anza ▁Le ad ership ▁Institute , ▁Centro ▁Com unit ario ▁Juan ▁Diego , ▁El ▁Val or , ▁Centro ▁de ▁Tra b aj adores ▁Unidos , ▁and ▁S ED COM . ▁ ▁Park s ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁Wed ged ▁between ▁East ▁ 8 9 th ▁Street , ▁South ▁Mus k eg on ▁Avenue ▁and ▁the ▁sy cam ore ▁tree - lined ▁South ▁Chicago ▁Avenue ▁is ▁the ▁historic ▁tri angular ▁B ess emer ▁Park , ▁named ▁after ▁English ▁invent or ▁Henry ▁B ess emer , ▁whose ▁iron ▁ore ▁ref