hey

1. UPTOWN
A Glimpse of a Chicago Neighborhood

2. Borders of a Neighborhood

3. How Does One Get to this UPTOWN We Speak of???
Loyola

4. An Eclectic Blend: Neighborhoods within Neighborhoods
 52% White
 20% Black
 14% Hispanic
 11% Asian
 24% Houses below Poverty Line
 74% of Children @ 185% below
Poverty Line
Actforchildren.org

5. Abject Poverty Breeds Crime
 Violent Crimes: Robbery, Battery, Assault
 Property Crimes: Theft, Burglary
 Quality-of-Life Crimes: Criminal Damage to Property, Narcotics
Group 1
Crime Statistics:
September 18 –
October 18 2014
Violent Crime 38
Property Crime 76
Quality-of-Life Crimes 85
http://crime.chicagotribune.com/chicago/comm
unity/uptown

6. Food at the Legendary Tank Noodle

7. Originally Developed for Chicago’s Upper
Class

8. • Early 1900’s Glamour Boom
• Competed with The Loop
• Shopping District
• Heart of American Film
Industry

9. Uptown’s Spiral
Downward
• The Great
Depression
• Lake Shore Drive

10. • The End of WWII Brought about a Housing Crisis
• Large Luxurious Buildings Converged into Smaller
Accommodations

11. • Landlords Neglected Properties
• No Security Deposits
• Short-term Leases
• Attracted Chicago’s Lower Class and
Migrants

12. Uptown Entertainment
 Aragon Ballroom
 Riviera Theatre
 Uptown Theatre
 Greenmill Cocktail Lounge

13. More Attractions and Landmarks
 Little Vietnam
 Tank Noodle
 Off the Argyle redline stop
 Semi-Reasonable Prices
 Get the Pho
 Other Attractions and Landmarks
 American Indian Center
 Montrose Beach
 Graceland Cemetery