Traces of the Mecca Flats apartments, once central to black Chicago, resurfaced last month, however, when a crew at IIT unearthed remnants of the building’s basement during construction at Crown Hall. The university has opted to preserve and permanently showcase some of the found artifacts at Crown Hall. This month, on Tuesday, the architecture school will also host a public viewing for the unearthed artifacts, featuring panel discussions with historians and urban archaeologists. New photographs taken of the items found, including vibrant floor tile and brick, are the first color images of Mecca Flats to ever be published, experts said.