According to Wikipedia: "Chicago restaurateur Jimmy Wong bought property in the [Uptown] area in the 1960s and planned its rebirth as New Chinatown. He envisioned a mall with pagodas, trees and reflecting ponds to replace the empty storefronts. The Hip Sing Association, a Chinese cultural group, moved its Chicago offices to Argyle street in 1971, and by 1974 Wong and the Hip Sing Association owned 80% of the three-block stretch on Argyle. Wong had an accident and broke both hips, leaving him unable to follow through on his plans. In 1979 Charlie Soo, founder of the Asian American Small Business Association, took up the cause, and the area developed not solely as a Chinese enclave but also including Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, and Japanese businesses."
The original image is currently available here: Jimmy Wong, 1964
You can also see Jimmy Wong, along with Ald. Volini and Charlie Soo, in the 1960-1980 portal of the Roots of Argyle Mural.
To read more about the Argyle Mural, go here: Roots of Argyle.
"The entire Uptown community is grateful for his contribution," said Ald. Mary Ann Smith (48th). "He was the first one and, for a long time, the only one to have faith that good things could be established here. Because he set down roots here, eventually others followed. He reached out to a whole generation of new immigrants and helped them build their lives here."
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