Lincoln Park is a neighborhood in Chicago located near Lake Michigan. It was originally a cemetery but was later converted into a park named after Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln Park Zoo started in 1868 with a donation of mute swans. Today, Lincoln Park has a population of around 66,000 people who are mostly white. Notable locations include DePaul University, Oz Park featured in The Wizard of Oz, and sites related to gangster John Dillinger.

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Lincoln Park
By: Nicole Becker, Alicia Birchler, Victoria Lee, Kellen Henry, and Hiroki Lory

2. Background
S Location: Take the Red Line from the Loyola or Granville
stop South and get off at the Fullerton stop.
S History: Shortly after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination the
park was named in his honor.
S Started out as a cemetery where victims of cholera and
small pox were buried along the lakeside.
S Due to health risks they urged people to change the
cemetery into a zoo
S A donation of mute swans began the Lincoln Park Zoo

3. Demographics
S Area: 2.825 square miles
S Population: 65, 995
S Median Household Income: $89,869
S Male: Female Ratio – 31,064:34,939
S Ethnicity
S 82.9% White
S 4.9% Black
S 5.1% Latino
S 5.5% Asian
http://www.chicagoneighborhoods.cc/neighborhoods/lincolnpark.html
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4. DePaul University was
founded as a Catholic
institution in 1898 by the
Congregation of the
Mission priests and
brethren, known as the
Vincentians. DePaul is
now the largest Catholic
university in the nation.
http://www.depaul.edu/a
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5. John Dillinger
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/john-dillinger

6. John Dillinger Continued

7. http://www.hauntedhouses.com/states/il/red_lion_pub.htm

8. The Wizard of Oz
Located in the Lincoln Park
community, parents gather with their
preschoolers at Oz Park to enjoy the
park which celebrates "The Wizard
of Oz" theme. “Dorothy’s Playlot” is
filled with play equipment for the little
ones to climb, swing, and run in the
“Emerald Garden.”
http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/p
arks/Oz-Park/

9. What to Check-Out Next Time
You’re in Lincoln Park
S Glazed & Infused
S 939 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
S Lincoln Park Zoo
S 2001 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
S Second City
S 1616 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60614

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11. Work Cited
S "Chicago Park District." Lincoln Park. Chicago Park District, 2014. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
S "History and Timeline." DePaul University. DePaul University, 2014. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
S "John Dillinger." The FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation. US Department of Justice, 21
May 2010. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
S "Lincoln Park & Depaul." Chicago Real Estate. Chicago City & Neighborhood Guide, 2010.
Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
S "Oz Park." Chicago Park District. Chicago Park District, 2014. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
S "Red Lion Pub – HauntedHouses.com." HauntedHouses.com. Cideo Producers Inc., 2014.
Web. 28 Sept. 2014.
S Table 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Chicago's 77 Communities. Digital image.
ChicagoHealth77.org. Northwestern University, 2011. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.