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Part of the town of Lake until annexation by Chicago in 1889, Back of the Yards was settled by skilled Irish and German butchers, joined in the 1870s and 1880s by Czechs . Here in 1889, developer Samuel Gross built one of his earliest subdivisions of cheap workingmen's cottages. By the turn of the century the area was transformed into a series ...
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Inhabited by working-class immigrants, the Back of the Yards...
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- Back of The Yards Neighborhood Council
The Back of the Yards neighborhood is located on the southwest side of Chicago and is part of the New City community area, which also includes the bordering neighborhood of Canaryville. The neighborhood was home to the former Union Stock Yard and adjacent packing plants, a giant sprawl that was until the 1950s the largest livestock yards and ...
New City is one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, located on the southwest side of the city in the South Side district. It contains the neighborhoods of Canaryville and Back of the Yards. The area was home to the famous Union Stock Yards until it closed in 1971, and the International Amphitheatre until it was demolished in 1999.
Settled by those who worked in the nearby Union Stock Yard between the 1860s and 1880s, Back of the Yards is a neighborhood of immigrants, industry, and social activism. The neighborhood is officially located in the New City community area of Chicago. It has served as the setting for the work of many activists, social scientists, and twentieth ...
Take a journey through the fascinating history of Back of the Yards, Chicago - from its early days as a meatpacking hub to the vibrant community it is today....
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May 30, 2019 · The stockyards closed in 1971, but the area immediately to the west is still known as Back of the Yards. Early on, Back of the Yards wasn’t part of Chicago; it belonged to the independent Lake ...
Back of the Yards Community. Settlement in the area that was to become known as the "Back of the Yards" began in the 1850s before there were any meat packers or stockyards in the area. At this time the area was known as the "Town of Lake." Indeed, the area would continue to be called Town of Lake until 1939.
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