2. History
• First introduced in 1840’s
• Food peddlers restaurants
• Relocated in 1960’s
• Replaced by Eisenhower Expressway
• First gyros & Saganaki introduced here in 1968
• Taste of Greece Summer Festival
• Old traditions still remain
3. Location
• Where?
• Near University of Chicago- Illinois
• How to get there?
• Train (Red line Loyola to Jackson- Blue Line UIC-Halsted)
• 40 minutes
4. Demographics
• Cook County
• .039 square miles
• Median household income: $93,867 (2011)
• More males in the area
• Age: 29.1 years
5. sights
• National Hellenic Museum
• Learn about Greek culture
• History of Greek immigrants
9. THE END
• How we felt?
• Street of shops
• Real traditional feel inside restaurants
• Easier route to get down there
• More restaurants and less sights
10. Works cited
• Works Cited
• "Artificial Intelligence Lab." UIC. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
<http://www.ai.uic.edu/contact.html>.
• "Greektown, a Chicago Neighborhood Visitor Guide from Chicago Traveler."
Greektown, a Chicago Neighborhood Visitor Guide from Chicago Traveler. N.p., n.d.
Web. 23 Oct. 2014. <http://www.chicagotraveler.com/neighborhoods/greektown-feature.
htm>.
• "Greektown History." Greektown History. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.
<http://www.greektownchicago.org/about/history>.
• "Greektown Neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois (IL), 60607, 60661 Detailed Profile."
Greektown Neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois (IL), 60607, 60661 Subdivision
Profile. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. <http://www.city-data.
com/neighborhood/Greektown-Chicago-IL.html>.
• "National Hellenic Museum." National Hellenic Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct.
2014. <https://www.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/>.