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A large number of those Irish-Americans who received the scrip used it to purchase canal-owned land at the northern end of the canal where it meets the south branch of the Chicago River. The original Bridgeport village, named "Hardscrabble", was centered around what is now the section of Throop Street north of 31st Street. [6]
Bubbly Creek is the nickname given to the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River.It runs entirely within the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States.It marks the boundary between the Bridgeport and McKinley Park community areas of the city.
The Bridgeport News is an American weekly community, non-partisan independent newspaper that serves the Chicago neighborhoods of Bridgeport, Canaryville, Armour Square, Chinatown, McKinley Park and Dearborn Park. The paper functions largely as a community news/announcements publication with numerous classified and display advertisements.
In the heart of Bridgeport a few weeks ago, I was standing near the corner of Halsted and 35th Streets when an old man approached. For a while we stood near one another and near some scaffolding ...
South Side Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood is probably best known as the boyhood home of Mayor Richard M. Daily, and where his father, the late Mayor Richard J. Daily, lived all his life. That ...
The latest government advisory warns all Americans to exercise caution when travelling anywhere in the world – and specifically not to travel to Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon.
Pages in category "Bridgeport, Chicago" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Armour Square has historically been a predominantly white, working-class neighborhood with a particularly significant population of both Italian-Americans and Croatian-Americans. [3] With its location being immediately south of Chinatown, today the neighborhood also has a large Asian population as well. [ 4 ]