Chicago's Historic Pullman District

by Frank Beberdick and Historic Pullman Foundation

Book Overview

An entertaining romp through the charming history of a beloved Chicago neighborhood.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738500291
• ISBN13: 9780738500294
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.2"