location in past events. Maywood’s recreation building is located on 9th Avenue and Madison. The Boys and Girls club is located on 5th Avenue near the community’s police station. The community swimming pool, Fred Hampton, is located on the 3rd Avenue and Oak Street. Maywood has five: Burton, Bataan, Winfield-Scott, Maywood, and Conner Park. The public library stands adjacent to the police station; however, it is closed due to lack of funding. Along the railroad, beginning on 9th Avenue and Saint Charles is industrial buildings. All of the buildings except one are fully functional. Visually the abandoned building is in despair, dilapidation, and worn. There has been business that have opened and closed or transferred into the small strip commercial business located on 5th Avenue and…show more content… Two or more races have reported to be 164 (www.factfinder.census.gov). Understanding these facts, informs me that the predominant culture of the people in Maywood’s African American. The average age for Maywood is 36.9. The two predominant age groups were from 25-34 years at a census with 3,509 and 35-44 years at a census of 2,925 (www.factfinder.census.gov). The appearance of the people in the community appeared nourished and hydrated. They were properly dressed according to the cold weather. I witnessed hats, large overcoats, gloves, and boots. While watching the social interactions amongst the “Maywoodians” they appear to be happy. The consumers of the local businesses were preoccupied with their purchases or personal business. During the week the traffic is heavy along the main road, Madison Street. The traffic on Madison Street is heavy traffic because it stretches from downtown Chicago. The Eisenhower expressway runs through the Maywood south of Harrison Street. The cars driven by the constituents of Maywood are visible average. There are some older cars, but visually the look no older than
