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West Town located in Chicago, Illinois, northwest of the Loop, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. Its name may refer to Western Avenue, which was the city's western boundary at the time of West Town's settlement, but more likely was a convenient abstraction by the creators of Chicago's community areas. Then, as now, West Town was a collection of several distinct neighborhoods. The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ...
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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. ...
The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ...
The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ...
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Wicker Park Wicker Park is a Chicago neighborhood northwest of the Loop, south of Bucktown. Charles and Joel Wicker purchased 80 acres (324,000 m²) of land along Milwaukee Avenue in 1870 and laid out a subdivision with a mix of lot sizes surrounding a four-acre (16,000 m²) park. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 spurred the first wave of development, as homeless Chicagoans looked to build new houses. Wicker Park proved especially popular with German and Swedish merchants, who built large mansions along the neighborhood's choicest streets--particularly on Hoyne and Pierce, just southwest of North & Damen, known then as Robey. At the end of the 19th century, the area was known as "the Polish Gold Coast" and Hoyne was known as "Beer Baron Row," as many of Chicago's wealthiest brewers built mansions there. In the 1890s and 1900s, immigration from Poland and the completion of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Lines greatly boosted the population density of West Town, especially in areas east of Wicker Park. The corner of Division, Milwaukee, and Ashland once known as 'Kostkaville', retains the moniker "Polish Triangle" to this day, and the provisional government of Poland met in Wicker Park during World War I. The area is home to many of the most opulent churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago, built in the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style'. The Loop is what locals call the downtown neighborhood of Chicago. ...
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Milwaukee Avenue is a major diagonal street in the city of Chicago. ...
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Artists rendering of the fire, by John R Chapin, originally printed in Harpers Weekly The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles in Chicago, Illinois. ...
1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
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After World War II, many Poles moved to newer, less crowded housing further northwest, and Wicker Park became more ethnically diverse with an influx of Puerto Rican immigrants. Urban renewal projects were undertaken to combat "urban blight" in some parts of the neighborhood, but disinvestment continued at a rapid clip. Chicago and Wicker Park reached a nadir in the 1970s, a decade when the city overall lost 11% of its population; during the 1970s, hundreds of insurance arsons were reported in Wicker Park, and many small factories in the area (many in woodworking) closed or moved away. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
Efforts by community development groups to stabilize the community through new affordable-housing construction in the 1980s coincided with the arrival of artists attracted by the neighborhood's easy access to the Loop, cheap loft space in the abandoned factories, and distinctly urban feel.
In 1989, the "Around the Coyote" festival was launched to help the hundreds of working artists and micro-galleries in the neighborhood to gain a level of local and international prominence. This 501(c)3 non-profit was established with the mission to "bring to the art community a professional organization that will help artists network and exhibit their art."[1] The festival is typically held during the month of October, Chicago's Artist Month.[2]
Today, the neighborhood is best known for its numerous commercial and entertainment establishments and being a convenient place to live for downtown workers due to its proximity to public transportation and the loop. Gentrification has made the area much more attractive to college educated, white collar workers, although it faced considerable resistance from the working class Puerto Rican community it displaced. Crime has decreased and many new homes have been built as well as older homes being restored to their old glory. This has led to increased business activity, with many new bars, restaurants, and stores opening to serve these individuals. Property values have gone up, increasing the wealth of property owners and making the neighborhood attractive to real estate investors. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...
The borders of the neighborhood are generally accepted to be Ashland to the east (at 1600 W), the above-grade Bloomingdale Line to the north (at 1800 N), Division to the south (at 1200 N), and Western Avenue to the west (at 2400 W). These boundaries are not hard and fast, and may change slightly over time. Both the East Village and Ukrainian Village are to the south, Humboldt Park is to the west, and Bucktown is to the north. // History The Bloomingdale Line is a 2. ...
Notable past and current residents include Nelson Algren, who lived on the third floor at 1958 W. Evergreen Ave between 1959-1975, James Iha, former guitarist of the band Smashing Pumpkins, and Pro Wrestler Colt Cabana who can be seen on MTV's Wrestling Society X as Matt Classic. Much of Wicker Park was designated as a Chicago Landmark District in 1991. Nelson Algren (March 28, 1909 - May 9, 1981) was a famous American writer. ...
James Yoshinobu Iha (Japanese: 井葉å‰ä¼¸, Iha Yoshinobu or ジェームス・イãƒ, JÄ“musu Iha) born March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American rock musician. ...
The Smashing Pumpkins (circa 1995) left to right: James Iha, DArcy, Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin. ...
Scott Colton (born May 6, 1980 in Deerfield, Illinois), better known by his ring name Colt Cabana, is a professional wrestler currently under a developmental deal with World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
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Wicker Park is the setting of a 2004 film by the same name. However, the filming of this movie was done on location in Montreal, Quebec. Another film of note that uses Wicker Park as its background is High Fidelity (2000) directed by Stephen Frears and starring Evanston-born John Cusack. It is also a primary source of inspiration for the Skinny Puppy album Too Dark Park. Wicker Park is a 2004 romantic psychological thriller directed by Paul McGuigan. ...
High Fidelity is a 2000 film directed by Stephen Frears, starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Todd Louiso, Tim Robbins, Lisa Bonet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joan Cusack, Joelle Carter, and Lili Taylor. ...
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Skinny Puppy is a prominent industrial band, formed in Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1982. ...
Too Dark Park is a 1990 music album by the industrial music group Skinny Puppy. ...
Humboldt Park The western boundary of the West Town community area is Humboldt Park. The 104-block area east of Humboldt Park, west of Western Avenue, and north of Chicago Avenue is commonly referred to as part of Humboldt Park, even though it is not in the Community Area of that name. It is perhaps best known for Paseo Boricua, a half-mile stretch of Division Street between Western and California Avenues. This stretch of Division is bookended by two 59-foot-tall steel Puerto Rican flags, and contains many Puerto Rican stores and restaurants, with a community very resistant to the forces of gentrification that have moved them further west from West Town, Wicker Park, and Ukrainian Village. Boricua Humboldt Park is located on the northwest side of Chicago. ...
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Ukrainian Village Ukrainian Village is a Chicago neighborhood located south of Wicker Park. Its boundaries are Division St (1200 N) to the north, Chicago Ave (800 N) to the south, Western Ave (2400 W) to the west, and Damen Ave (2000 W) to the east. Settlement of the neighborhood was largely spurred by the 1895 construction of an elevated train line along Paulina Ave (1700 W); the "L" was demolished in 1964. In past decades, it has been a safe, middle-class neighborhood, populated by older citizens of Eastern European ethnicity, and bordered (and affected) on many sides by more dangerous areas. It was insulated somewhat from surrounding socioeconomic change by large industrial areas on its south and west borders and by the staying power of the Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholic congregations. Although Ukrainian village continues to be the center of Chicago's large Ukrainian community, the gentrification of West Town is rapidly changing the demographic. A welcome neighborhood poster Ukrainian Village is a Chicago neighborhood located on the west side of the Chicago downtown. ...
The L[1], variously, if perhaps incorrectly, styled L, El, EL, or L, is the rapid transit system that serves Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ...
Notable local landmarks include Roberto Clemente High School, St Mary's Hospital, St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, and Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral, the latter having been commissioned by St. John Kochurov and designed by famed architect Louis Sullivan. Roberto Clemente High School Roberto Clemente Community Academy (commonly known as, Clemente High School or, Clemente) is a public secondary school located in the West Town community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. ...
Although there must be many hospitals named St Marys Hospital, the most famous is probably located in Paddington, West London. ...
View of the church in 1906. ...
Louis Henri Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, called the father of modernism. He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, and was a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright. ...
In 2002, part of Ukrainian Village was designated a Chicago Landmark District. Much of the film Brother 2, very popular in Russia in the late 1990's, was filmed in Ukrainian Village. Brother 2 (Russian: Брат 2, Brat 2) (2000) is the sequel to Brother. ...
"West Ukrainian Village" and "Smith Park" are both terms used to describe the small section of Ukrainian Village that lies west of Western Avenue, between Grand Avenue and Chicago Avenue.
East Village East Village is a neighborhood directly east of Ukrainian Village (the neighborhood used to be called "East Ukrainian Village"). The generally accepted boundaries of East Village are Ashland (1600 W) on the east, Damen (2000 W) on the west, Division (1200 N) on the north, and Chicago (800 N) on the south (although some people extend the southern border to Grand Ave). This area's historic proximity to the elevated train and higher population density gave it a more working-class population than Ukrainian Village. Much of the original housing stock has been torn down for new construction in recent years. Several blocks of East Village have recently been designated a Chicago Landmark district to preserve its character with these development pressures.
Noble Square Noble Square is directly east of East Village. The generally accepted boundaries of Noble Square are the Kennedy Expressway on the east, Ashland (1600 W) on the west, North (1600 N) on the north, and Chicago (800 N) or Grand (500 N) on the south. The name apparently refers to Eckhart Park, a one-block square park at the northeast corner of Chicago and Noble (1400 W). Its identity may be disappearing: Realtors have been including its northern half as an eastern section of Wicker Park, while the southern end of this neighborhood has been identified as West Town since the beginning of the decade.
River West The small area within West Town east of the Kennedy Expressway, along and east of Milwaukee Avenue between roughly Hubbard (330 N) and Augusta (1000 N), is referred to as River West, complementing the River North area of the Near North Side. The small area is further bisected by the elevated Union Pacific railroad tracks. It contains large loft buildings, most now converted to residential use; several infill housing developments; St. John Cantius church; the Chicago Tribune's Freedom Center printing facility; and a few blocks of historic residential fabric. The Near North Side is the part of Chicago, Illinois just north of the downtown central business district (the Loop). ...
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Education West Town residents are assigned to schools in the Chicago Public Schools. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Roberto Clemente High School Roberto Clemente Community Academy (commonly known as, Clemente High School or, Clemente) is a public secondary school located in the West Town community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. ...
Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians, is a school district that controls over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois. ...
Comprehensive high schools located in the West Town community area include:
Option high schools include: Roberto Clemente High School Roberto Clemente Community Academy (commonly known as, Clemente High School or, Clemente) is a public secondary school located in the West Town community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. ...
Wells Community Academy High School is a public secondary school located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ...
Ukrainian village includes the private St. Nicholas Cathedral school, which offers Catholic education from pre-kindergarten to eight grade [3]. Noble Street Charter High School is a public high school located at 1010 Noble Street in Chicago, Illinois, serving approximately 470 students. ...
Landmarks View of the church in 1906. ...
Division Bath, Chicago. ...
See also Chopin Theatre is an American for-profit cultural organization located in Wicker Park within the West Town community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. ...
Polish-American refers to American citizens of Polish descent. ...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church in Wyandotte, Michigan. ...
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