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As early as 1985, Pilsen's proximity to the downtown area and its low-value property became an ideal neighborhood for gentrification. [2] Pilsen residents and community institutions mobilized against two major redevelopments Chicago 21 Plan (the mid-1970s) and Chicago 1992 World's Fair (early to mid-1980s). [2]
Škoda Works in Bolevec, Pilsen (modern Plzeň) was the biggest ammunition plant in Austria-Hungary. A series of explosions on 25 May 1917 killed 300 workers. [30] This event inspired Karel Čapek to write the novel Krakatit (1922).
The Lower West Side includes two neighborhoods; Pilsen and Heart of Chicago. It also contains several areas considered to have historic significance including the Schoenhofen Brewery Historic District, part of the Cermak Road Bridge Historic District, and part of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District, and the South Water Market.
Pilsen Tools s.r.o. and Škoda Machine Tool a.s. are active in the machine tool sector. Czech Precision Forge a.s. does open- die and closed-die forging of steel and non-ferrous alloys. MKV Ozubená kola s.r.o. and Wikov Gear s.r.o. produce gearboxes and gear wheels.
Two years ago, Citlalli Trujillo was researching the Chicago River as part of a fellowship at University of Illinois at Chicago. She remembers looking at the curves and bends of the river on ...
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. American historian and socialist thinker (1922–2010) Howard Zinn Zinn in 2009 Born (1922-08-24) August 24, 1922 New York City, New York, U.S. Died January 27, 2010 (2010-01-27) (aged 87) Santa Monica, California, U.S. Education New York University (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD ...
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday he will not try to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell upon taking office in January.