Pullman (Chicago, Illinois)

Community Area 50 - Pullman Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude Longitude	41°42.6′ N 87°37.2′ W
Neighborhoods	Cottage Grove Heights Pullman
ZIP Code	parts of 60628
Area	12.58 km² (4.85 mi²)
Population (2000) Density	8,921 (down 4.53% from 1990) 1,609.5 /km²
Demographics	White Black Hispanic Asian Other	8.49% 81.4% 8.91% 0.17% 1.03%
Median income	$30,966
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Pullman is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, twelve miles from the Loop by Lake Calumet. It is also one of the 77 official Chicago Community Areas. The city Chicago is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Chicago Community Area 50 - Pullman This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... Latitude, denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Map of Earth showing curved lines of longitude Longitude, sometimes denoted λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... Mr. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile (symbol sq. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bold textDemographics is a shorthand term for population characteristics. Demographics include age, income, mobility (in terms of travel time to work or number of vehicles available), educational attainment, home ownership, employment status, and even location. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... In probability theory and statistics, the median is a number that separates the highest half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution from the lowest half. ... Income, generally defined, is the money that is received as a result of the normal business activities of an individual or a business. ... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... The Loop is what locals call the downtown neighborhood of Chicago. ... The city Chicago is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ...

Pullman was built in the 1880s by George Pullman for his eponymous railroad car company, the Pullman Palace Car Company. Pullman's architect Solon S. Beman was said to be so proud of his creation that he asked George Pullman if the neighborhood could be named for himself. Pullman responded to the effect, "sure, we'll take the first half of my name, and the second half of yours." // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... George Pullman (March 3, 1831 - October 19, 1897) was an American inventor and industrialist. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... The Pullman Palace Car Company, owned by George Pullman, manufactured railroad train cars in the mid to late 1800s through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect/Building designer is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ...

In a day when most workers lived in shabby tenements near their factories, Pullman seemed a dream, winning awards as "the world's most perfect town." Everything, from stores to townhouses, was owned by the Company. The design was pleasing, and all of the workers' needs were met within the neighborhood. The houses were comfortable by standards of the day, and contained such amenities as indoor plumbing, gas, and sewers. Categories: Stub | House types ...

Pullman's misfortune came during the Depression during 1893-1894. When demand for Pullman cars slackened, the Pullman company laid off hundreds of workers, and cut hours for others. Despite these cutbacks, the Company did not reduce rents for those that lived in the town of Pullman. The Pullman Strike began in 1894, and lasted for 2 months. 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Pullman Strike began on May 11, 1894. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

George Pullman himself died in 1897. The Illinois Supreme Court required the company to sell off the town which was annexed into the city of Chicago. Within ten years, all non-manufacturing property - the houses, the public buildings - was sold off to the individual occupants. 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Along with the whole South Side, the town of Pullman had been annexed to the City of Chicago in 1889. After the strike Pullman gradually became a regular Chicago neighborhood, only with distinguishing Victorian architecture. The fortunes of the neighborhood rose and fell with the Pullman Company. 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles during the Victorian era: Neoclassicism Gothic Revival Italianate Second Empire Neo-Grec Romanesque Revival (Includes Richardsonian Revival) Renaissance Revival Queen Anne Jacobethan architecture (the precusor to the Queen Anne style) British Arts and Crafts movement painted...

The Pullman factory made its last car in early 1982 for Amtrak. The neighborhood's decline that began in the 1950s continued, but that economic decline at least spared the district's architecture. In 1960 the original Town of Pullman, approximately between 111th and 115th Streets, was threatened with total demolition for an industrial park. The residents there formed the Pullman Civic Organization and saved their community. By 1972 the Pullman Historic District had obtained National, State, and City landmark status to protect the original 900 rowhouses and public buildings built by George Pullman. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

Today Pullman is quickly gentrifying, with many residents involved in the restoration of the district through their own homes and throughout the district as a whole. Walking tours of Pullman are available. This once impoverished part of Jersey Citys historic downtown is quickly becoming gentrified. ...

1995 Census date of homebuyers: 61% Caucasian, 27% African-American, 12% Other (Hispanic, Asian, etc.)

1999 Census date of homebuyers: 65% Caucasian, 29% African-American, 6% Other (Hispanic, Asian, etc.)

2001 Census date of homebuyers: 75% Caucasian, 19% African-American, 6% Other (Hispanic, Asian, etc.)

External links

• Historic Pullman Foundation
• Pullman Neighborhood Website

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The Pullman residence where so racists towards blacks from Roseland the next neighborhood they celebrate Halloween on October 30th so they wont have to give treats to the blacks. Today I’m not sure if his is still the case, I will go over there on October 30, 2005 to see. My mom took me over there back in the 80s, I utterly amazed at what I witnessed. Pullman is mainly White and Mexican my mom told me that was the case, but I did not believe it until I witnessed it. Roseland may refer to: Roseland, Cornwall, United Kingdom In the United States: Roseland, California Roseland, Florida Roseland, Indiana Roseland, Kansas Roseland, Louisiana Roseland, Nebraska Roseland, New Jersey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...