Silverroom
Jewelry store · Hyde Park ·
Jewelry, apparel, art, community events, and African-American culture
Jewelry, apparel, art, community events, and African-American culture
"A Hyde Park venue that last year hosted delegates from all 50 states and functions as a community hub for Black artisans; its owner credits the city’s tourism board with helping secure delegates but says he was surprised more South Side restaurants weren’t booked for the DNC overall." - Leigh Giangreco
"A neighborhood block party that was discontinued after years of heavy private subsidy by its organizer; rising costs and the challenges of keeping an event truly free without large sponsorships or permits prompted the move of a prior edition to a lakefront location so organizers could legally charge admission." - Ashok Selvam
"A Hyde Park storefront and community hub that functions as a de facto Black cultural center, hosting events such as a block party and serving as a base for its proprietor’s neighborhood-focused programming and outreach." - Ashok Selvam
"As the proprietor of the Silver Room, a business centered around African-American culture that also organizes the annual Silver Room Block Party, I started a Facebook thread in January about racism in the city’s restaurants that has grown into a wider discussion on playlists, cultural appropriation and gentrification; I’m planning panels at the Silver Room to keep educating and bring more people into the conversation." - Ashok Selvam
Eric Williams’s Hyde Park shop fuses jewelry, apparel, art, and community programming with South Side soul. Spotlighted by Chicago Magazine in 2025 for its experimental Design Lab while the 53rd Street store remains the cultural anchor.
Gigi
Deidre M W.
Bruce P.
Christina H.
Patrick F.
efrain Q.
Rebecca L.
Ms G.