2. • Chinatown is located in the
South Side of Chicago, specifically
in the center of Cermak and
Wentworth Ave (At the Armour Square
northern community area).
• The train ride to Chinatown
is approximately 50 minutes, a
car ride is approximately 38
minutes, and if you wanted to
ever try and walk the entire route
it would take about three and a
half hours. Good luck.
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4. HISTORY
• Germans, Irish, and the Swedes began to occupy this area as early as the civil war.
• Chicago fire of 1871
• Increase in costs for the city made many families move to the edge of the city.
• In 1899 Italian immigrants formed the Roman Catholic parish of Santa Maria
Incoronata. Housing increased around the area.
• 1909 Charles Comisky built the White Sox field.
• Around 1912 a mass group of Chinese moves southward, facing discrimination on
the way.
• Chinatown became a great tourist attraction
• By 1999 Chinese constituted over half the population of the Chinatown.
7. WHAT IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE AND
WHAT WE MISSED
http://chicagochinatown.org/resources-landmarks-
tourism/
8. Personal and Group reflections
• How was the experience?
• Any surprises or sparks?
• How has this shaped your opinion about the
second city?
• Was this an authentic Chicago experience?
WHY?
