1. Connection to Chinatown
by: Cole Pliura, Gabe Barajas, Vetri Ravichandran, Kinga Jarmulcowicz, and Alona Makoviychuk

2. Background
Census- population of around 50,000
Chinese immigrants migrated in 1870’s to
build the transcontinental railroad
Most of the population came in the 1950’s
and 60’s when communists took over
mainland China in 1948
Lack of quality housing led families to settle
outside of the Chinatown neighborhood,
Bridgeport and Brighton Park
Present-day Chinatown is struggling to
provide affordable housing

3. Demographics

4. Chinatown’s Geography
 Get on the Red Line at Loyola.
 Make sure to get on the
95th/Dan Ryan train, which is
heading south.
 Once you get on, in 22 stops you
will be at the Cermak-Chinatown
stop.
 Distance from Loyola-
12.3 miles
 About 50 minutes in
one direction by train

5. Attractions

6. Works Cited
 http://redlineproject.org/downtown.php
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Chicago#mediaviewer/File:Chinatown_map.png
 www.chicago/Chinatown.com
 www.city-data.com