Chicago's Historic Pullman District
Title | Chicago's Historic Pullman District PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Beberdick |
Publisher | Arcadia Library Editions |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 1998-10 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781531600211 |
The town of Pullman, the brainchild of George M. Pullman, began as a small community on the far south side of Chicago. In 1879, Pullman, builder of the well-known Pullman Sleeping Car, purchased land just west of Lake Calumet and surrounding the Illinois Central Railroad, to build his model town in 1880. Pullman was the first planned model industrial town, and its center was Pullman's railroad car business. Employees lived in well-constructed housing on pleasantly landscaped streets, with all the necessary conveniences, including a bank, library, theater, post office, church, parks, and recreational facilities. In fact, Pullman was presented an award for the "World's Most Perfect Town" in 1896.
Chicago's Historic Pullman District
Title | Chicago's Historic Pullman District PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Harry Beberdick |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9780738500294 |
A photographic account of the historic town of Pullman, created by George M. Pullman on the far south side of Chicago in 1880 and the first planned industrial town in the United States.
Pullman Historic District
Title | Pullman Historic District PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 51 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Chicago (Ill.) |
ISBN |
Pullman Historic District
Title | Pullman Historic District PDF eBook |
Author | Historic Pullman Foundation |
Publisher | |
Pages | 18 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Chicago (Ill.) |
ISBN |
Pullman: The Man, the Company, the Historical Park
Title | Pullman: The Man, the Company, the Historical Park PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth J. Schoon |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467149861 |
George Pullman's legacy lies in the town that bears his name. As one of the first thoroughly planned model industrial communities, it was designed to give the comforts of a permanent home to the employees who built America's most elegant form of overnight railroad travel. But the town was more than just a residential wing of sleeper car manufacturing; its 1894 railroad strike led to the national Labor Day holiday. In the early twentieth century, the Pullman Company became the country's largest employer of African Americans, who then formed the nation's first successful Black labor union. Author Kenneth Schoon revisits Pullman's monumental history and the lessons it continues to provide.
A Summary of Information on the South Pullman District, Chicago, Illinois
Title | A Summary of Information on the South Pullman District, Chicago, Illinois PDF eBook |
Author | Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
South Pullman Historic District Restoration
Title | South Pullman Historic District Restoration PDF eBook |
Author | Chicago (Ill.). Department of Development and Planning |
Publisher | |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Pullman (Chicago, Ill.) |
ISBN |