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Taylor Street (1000 S) was the port-of-call for Chicago's Italian American immigrants and became known as Chicago's Little Italy. Italians were the only ethnic group that remained after the exodus of Jews, Greeks, Irish, etc. that began shortly before the Great Depression of the 1930s.
When Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1834, settlers only lived as far west as Jefferson Street or Halsted Street, less than a half mile west of the Chicago River. [20] Land plotters and wealthier newcomers were more interested in developing land north and south of the original settlement because this land was adjacent to Lake Michigan. [21]
Greektown is a social and dining district, located on the Near West Side of Chicago. Today, Greektown consists mostly of restaurants and businesses, although a cultural museum [1] and an annual parade and festival [2] still remain in the neighborhood. The district can be found along Halsted Street, between Van Buren and Madison Streets.
The Original Maxwell Street Market was an impromptu ghetto market established in the late 19th century by newly arrived Jewish residents from Eastern Europe. A Sunday-only affair, it was a precursor to the flea market scene in Chicago. The market was officially recognized by the city in 1912.
The 2003 Chicago balcony collapse was a disaster that occurred on June 29, 2003, in Lincoln Park, resulting in the deadliest porch collapse in United States history. In 1824, the United States Army built a small post near today's Clybourn Avenue and Armitage Avenue (formerly Centre Street).
The National Hellenic Museum is the second oldest American institution dedicated to displaying and celebrating the cultural contributions of Greeks and Greek-Americans. Formerly known as the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, the National Hellenic Museum is located in Chicago ’s Greektown, at the corner of Halsted and Van Buren Streets.
Halsted Street, also known as Halsted Street/ U.I.C., is a station on Metra 's BNSF Line, located in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the BNSF Line. [2] As of 2018, Halsted Street is the 182nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 115 weekday ...
1816: The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri. Ft. Dearborn is rebuilt. 1818: December 3, Illinois joins the Union and becomes a state. 1820 Chicago. 1821 Survey of Chicago. 1830. August 4, Chicago is surveyed and platted for the first time by James Thompson. Population: "Less than 100".