Surprise! I’m talking about Union Stock Yards Gate
In the not so distant past, Chicago was well-known for meat packing and distribution, and notoriously so. Tourists used to visit the stock yards to watch the efficiency of the animal slaughter. To accommodate both laborers and visitors, commuter train stops were added, in addition to the box car rails that were in use for shipment. It’s still a large industrial area, so tracks are still operable.
Besides the food safety laws that were result of Upton Sinclair’s take, labor laws many folks take for granted were spurred here. In addition, fires were common, including a famous one that, up until 9/11, was the deadliest building collapse in U.S. history. That tragedy included the loss of 21 firefighters.
It is for these reasons and more I felt September was deserving of this month’s trivia in order to highlight these integral points of Chicago’s history.
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Here’s another piece of trivia:
Bridgeport and New City are two official Chicago neighborhoods where the majority of the stock yards workers resided. Next to Bridgeport is Armour Square, where the Chicago White Sox call home. New City includes Back of the Yards and Canaryville– the latter made famous by the hit Showtime series Shameless. (Seasons 1-10 are currently available on Netflix!)
“Shameless” side post:
I admire the grit, tenacity, and the creativity of the Gallagher family and neighbors V and Kev, though of course their choices often result in even more relatable dramedy. I sometimes hate myself for laughing so much! Which, it’s why I had to get my Gallagher House selfie!
BTW: The Gallagher’s home TV address, 2119 N. Wallace, is obviously “fake news” to any Chicagoan, since no south side address would have a N (north) direction. But, 2119 S. Wallace would be correct if it existed. That would be north of Archer: The northern-most intersection of where Wallace starts. And even if the address existed, it still wouldn’t be right, since it would be located in the wrong neighborhood (by Chinatown). Canaryville is further south.
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And now you’ll know even more interesting info from my neighborhood snapshot below! Check out and compare some of these facts and figures below from areas I know well, harvested from MRED (Midwest Real Estate Data) on September 15th, 2020. With 77 official neighborhoods in Chicago, plus dozens, if not hundreds, of surrounding suburbs (depending on who you ask), there’s a whole lot more info readily available.
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Data harvested from MRED on September 15, 2020
Data harvested from MRED on September 15, 2020
Data harvested from MRED on September 15, 2020
Data harvested from MRED on September 15, 2020
Data harvested from MRED on September 15, 2020
Data harvested from MRED on September 15, 2020
Data harvested from MRED on September 15, 2020
Data harvested from MRED on September 15, 2020
Data harvested from MRED on September 15, 2020
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