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Encyclopedia > East Garfield Park, Chicago
East Garfield Park (Chicago, Illinois)
Community Area 27 - East Garfield Park

Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude
Longitude		 41°52.8′N, 87°42′W
Neighborhoods
  • East Garfield Park
  • Fifth City
ZIP Code parts of 60612 and 60624
Area 5.02 km² (1.94 mi²)
Population (2000)
Density		 20,881 (down 13.10% from 1990)
4,155.8 /km²
Demographics White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other		 1.13%
97.2%
0.99%
0.12%
0.57%
Median income
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

East Garfield Park is a community area located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago West Side area. After experiencing years of neglect and disinvestment, East Garfield is seeing revitalization with respect to increased property values and some new construction. The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Chicago Community Area 27 - East Garfield Park This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Latitude,usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ... Longitude is the east-west geographic coordinate measurement most commonly utilized in cartography and global navigation. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... Mr. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Demographics refers to selected population characteristics as used in government, marketing or opinion research, or the demographic profiles used in such research. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... In probability theory and statistics, a median is a type of average that is described as the number dividing the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. ... Income, generally defined, is the money that is received as a result of the normal business activities of an individual or a business. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...


Located directly in the path of gentrification heading westward from the loop, East Garfield Park has been named one of America's most "up and coming neighborhoods" in the March 6, 2007 issue of Business Week.[1] Its central location, proximity to downtown, vintage housing stock, and access to two mass transit lines have made this neighborhood attractive to many buyers and investors looking for quick appreciation. Rehabs of vintage buildings and construction of high end luxury condos are seen throughout the area alongside quality affordable housing developments.


Footnotes

  1. ^ America's Next Hot Neighborhoods. BusinessWeek.com. Retrieved on September 13, 2007.

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External links

Official City of Chicago East Garfield Park Community Map

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East Garfield Park (764 words)
The designation of the park in 1869 prompted a flurry of real-estate dealing, but after subdividing the property south and east of the park for sale, developers provided neither buildings nor infrastructure.
Instead, the railroads that described East Garfield Park's northern, eastern, and southern boundaries attracted manufacturers expanding westward from the Near West Side at the turn of the century.
Finally, a cluster of Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) projects—Harrison Courts, Maplewood Courts, and Rockwell Gardens—delineated the western edge of family public housing in Chicago and the eastern edge of East Garfield Park by 1960.
Washington Park, Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (295 words)
Washington Park is a social center of the South Side and hosts many festivals in the summer, including Chicago's best organized cricket league.
The neighborhood of Washington Park is west of the park itself, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove to Wentworth Avenue, and north-south from 63rd Street to 51st.
Half of the neighborhood's lots are vacant, reflecting the fact that Washington Park is one of the poorest in Chicago, with a median household income of only $15,000 a year, although there has recently been a surge in gut rehab and new construction condominiums, signaling the fact that the neighghborhood is amidst change.
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