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In the 1980s, 80% of Chicago's Koreans resided in Albany Park, Edgewater, Irving Park, Lake View, Lincoln Park, North Park, Rogers Park, and West View. [9] From 1980 to 1990 the Chicago metropolitan area ethnic Korean population grew by 64% to 35,328 people. [8] The Chicago metropolitan area had about 100,000 ethnic Koreans.
"I Used to Work in Chicago" is a drinking song.It was written by songwriter and entertainer Larry Vincent.The earliest printed date for the song is March 1945 in the underground mimeographed songbook Songs of the Century, however versions of the song circulated "on the street" as early as 1938 according to the Digital Tradition Folk Music Database.
Gangs in Chicago. Graffiti piece by the West 49th Street & South Honore Street set of the Gangster Disciple Nation on West 50th Street and South Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL. Chicago is considered the most gang -occupied city in the United States, with 150,000 gang-affiliated denizens, [1] representing more than 100 gangs. [2]
S. Sexual Perversity in Chicago. A Steady Rain. Superior Donuts. Categories: Plays set in Illinois. Plays set in the United States by city. Chicago in fiction. Works set in Chicago.
The first group of Japanese in Chicago arrived in 1892. They came as part of the Columbian Exposition so they could build the Ho-o-den Pavilion in Chicago. [1] In 1893 the first known Japanese individual in Chicago, Kamenosuke Nishi, moved to Chicago from San Francisco. He opened a gift store, and Masako Osako, author of "Japanese Americans ...
Between 1870 and 1900, Chicago grew from a city of 299,000 to nearly 1.7 million and was the fastest-growing city in world history. Chicago's flourishing economy attracted huge numbers of new immigrants from Eastern and Central Europe, especially Jews, Poles, and Italians, along with many smaller groups.
The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of 156 miles (251 km) [1] that runs through the city of Chicago, including its center (the Chicago Loop ). [2] Though not especially long, the river is notable because it is one of the reasons for Chicago's geographic importance: the related Chicago Portage is a link ...
A sign for 26th Street at an intersection with a stoplight. It is much bigger, and includes the street's numerical position – 2600 S – in Chicago's grid. Modern signs are green with white text. They are usually written in all-capital letters, but MUTCD guidance in 2009 required that mixed-case words be used instead, as they are easier to read.