Uptown presentation
- 1. Emily, Emmylou, and Pip
- 2. Demographics ● Population: 54,032 ● Median Household Income: $45,248 (4% lower than Chicago) ● Average Household Size: 1.8 people ● Median Age: 39 years old ● Race o Caucasian: 59.58% o African American: 20.40% o Asian: 11.69%
- 3. History ● Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad ● “Broadway Avenue” and “Uptown” o Aragon Ballroom and Riviera Theatre ● Extension of Lake Shore Drive and Great Depression ● Influx of immigrants and former mental health patients ● Creation of Edgewater, Buena Park, and Sheridan Park
- 4. Transportation From Loyola: Lake Shore Drive (10 min) W Wilson Ave W Lawrence Ave CTA Red Line (15-18 min) Lawerence Stop Wilson Stop
- 5. Truman College ● Established 1961, current location 1976 ● City Colleges of Chicago o Associates Degree ● College to Careers o hub for education, human and natural sciences ● Featured in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- 6. Aragon Ballroom ● Ballroom used for Spanish, Vietnamese, and English events ● Opened in 1926 ● Several bands have filmed live shows there for DVDs ● FUN FACT: there are apparently secret tunnels
- 7. Green Mill Cocktail Lounge ● Entertainment venue on Broadway Ave ● Jazz and poetry performances ● Opened in 1907 ● Popular hangout for movie actors ● Appeared in many films such as Thief
- 8. Reflection ● Uptown has many cool attractions ● This is an area we didn’t previously know much about ● It’s a place we’re likely to go back and visit
- 9. Sources http://www.areavibes.com/chicago-il/uptown/livability/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Mill_Cocktail_Lounge http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Uptown-Chicago-IL.html http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1293.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_College http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragon_Ballroom_(Chicago)