LINCOLN PARKBy:

Frankie Discipio

Sydney Sullivan

Paige Nahod

Aaron Friedman

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Demographics

The area has racial background is about 80% white, 9%

Hispanic, 6% black, 4% Asian and 1% other.

The majority of people living in this area are “non-family”

homes, 69.8%

It is a relatively well educated area, with 43.6% of residents

having a bachelor’s degree and 38.6% having a graduate

degree.

Lincoln Park consists mainly of white collar workers, at

57.9%

There is also a larger population of females3

Median income

This is reflected in the median income of the

area, which is $77,339 for residents age 25-44

The median income for this area is almost

double the median in Chicago

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History of Lincoln park

Lincoln park was established in 1837

Before becoming a town, Lake park later changed to

Lincoln park, after President Abraham Lincoln was

killed, was a small US army post where there were still

Indian settlements

In 1824 many Polish immigrants moved to Lincoln Park

which became known as the Polish patch

After the actual establishment of Lincoln Park the

Germans moved in an set up farms, shops, and

industrial plants. This changed from the Polish Patch to

the Cabbage Patch 5

In 1871 The Great Chicago Fire leveled most of the city

Most of the structures were destroyed, so the patrons

had to rebuild.

Shortly after, the Great Depression hit causing the

housing market to crash almost destroying the

population of the city

The population has so low it was a step above a slum.

After they hit rock bottom they rebuilt and renovated the

city.

Lincoln Park eventually became a part of the

Conservation Association and was designated as a

conservation area

Currently Lincoln Park is one of the highest status

neighborhoods in Chicago6

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Transportation to Lincoln park

In order to get to Lincoln park, Chicago you have to take the red

line from either the Loyola stop or the Granville stop to the

Fullerton stop.

Then you will walk from the Fullerton stop to Armitage Ave and

turn slight left

Then walk to Clark St. and turn slight left.

Then walk straight until you reach Lincoln park

Now to get home one can take either the 151 bus right outside

of the zoo to Sheridan Rd.

Or you can take the 156 bus to Belmont and walk .5 miles to the

Belmont Red Line Stop8

Fun facts

President Barack Obama was block away from us

when we went our exploration!

•The sculptor of Mount Rushmore, Gutzon

Borglum, has his own sculpture located in the

park.

•Lincoln Park is Chicago’s largest public park.

•Named after Abraham Lincoln

•It was originally called Cemetery Park in the 1800s

as it was located just north of the city’s burial

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Lincoln park zoo

Open all year-round

Free entry

Home to nearly 1,100 animals from about 200 species

One of the oldest zoos in the country (founded in 1868)

The first bison ever born in captivity was born at the

Lincoln Park Zoo

The zoo is planning on expanding the polar bear and

penguin exhibit, projected to open in 2016, with a larger

habitat for the animals10

Lincoln Park Conservatory

The Lincoln Park Conservatory was built between 1890

and 1895.

It was built in the Victorian Style.

It's managed by the Chicago Parks District and the displays

run until mid-October.

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Frankie's reflection

I thought that visiting Lincoln Park was a great

experience. I was so excited to be able to

experience new things that I have never done

before like visit the Conservatory. I also thought

that it was wonderful to see the history that the

town had and how it changed over the years. I

personally feel that visiting Lincoln Park was

definitely an authentic Chicago experience

because of two reasons: the location of the town

to the city and the busy and populated streets

and neighborhoods. I definitely plan on returning

back to Lincoln Park sometime soon! 13

Aaron's reflection

I have been to Chicago many times but never to the

Lincoln Park Zoo or Conservatory. I enjoyed seeing the

animals up-close and the view of the downtown Chicago

skyline.

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Sydney's reflection

I had a great time exploring the Lincoln Park area. My first

thought was that I loved the areas “home” feel. The tree-

lined streets gave the neighborhood a friendly vibe that I

really liked. The zoo was great! (I loved the fact that it

was free!) While we walked along the nature walk I love

that you could see a great view of the city as well as take

in the beautiful park. Going to the conservatory was great

too, but I think that it would be better to go back during

the spring or summer time when the flowers are blooming

around the outside of the building. I would defiantly like to

go back and check out some of the great restaurants and

cute shops that I saw as we were walking to our different

destinations. I will defiantly be going back! 16

Paige's reflection

I was unaware of the amount of activities

Lincoln Park has to offer. Transportation was

fairly simple and there are an abundance of

new things to see and do. It is definitely a

neighborhood that strongly represents the

atmosphere of the city of Chicago.

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Group reflection

As a group having visited a city together helped us connect as classmates and

possibly better friends. I was a wonderful experience to take the time to get to

know more about the people in our group such as some likes and dislikes. Also

being together helps build the feeling of a welcoming community, which everyone

should feel. In working with such a wonderful group of people, we were able to

explore Lincoln park and even come pretty close to seeing the President of the

United States just a few blocks away from us. In going to Lincoln Park we

explored the zoo and the conservatory as well as the nature board walk and the

park. It was a great adventure that we would be willing to do all over again!

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