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Lincoln Park | |
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| Community Area 07 – Lincoln Park | |
 Bissell Street District in the Lincoln Park neighborhood | |
 Lincoln Park map | |
 Location within the city of Chicago | |
| Coordinates:41°55.2′N87°39′W / 41.9200°N 87.650°W /41.9200; -87.650 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
| Named after | Lincoln Park |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.17 sq mi (8.21 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 70,492[1] |
| • Density | 21,781/sq mi (8,409.8/km2) |
| Demographics 2021[1] | |
| • White | 79.7% |
| • Black | 3.8% |
| • Hispanic | 6.3% |
| • Asian | 7.2% |
| • Other | 3.00% |
| Educational Attainment 2021[1] | |
| • High School Diploma or Higher | 97.7% |
| • Bachelor's Degree or Higher | 85.6% |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | parts of 60614 |
| Median household income 2021 | $123,044[1] |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | |
Lincoln Park is a designatedcommunity area on theNorth Side ofChicago,Illinois. It is located west ofLincoln Park.
In 1824, theUnited States Army built a small post near today's Clybourn Avenue and Armitage Avenue (formerly Centre Street). Native American settlements existed along Green Bay Trail, now calledClark Street (named afterGeorge Rogers Clark), at the current intersection ofHalsted Street and Fullerton Avenue. Before Green Bay Trail became Clark Street, it stretched as far asGreen Bay, Wisconsin, includingSheridan Road, and was part of what still is Green Bay Road inMilwaukee County, Wisconsin.[2][3]
Federally owned land in what is now Lincoln Park was ceded to the State of Illinois in 1828.[4] In 1837, the same year that Chicago was incorporated as a city, the state granted permission for residents of the Chicago to use the area north of its border at North Avenue for a cemetery.[4][5][6] Later, in response to a cholera epidemic, several more acres were purchased for a hospital and quarantine area.[4] Settlements increased along Green Bay Trail when the government offered land claims and Green Bay Road was widened. The area was incorporated asLake View Township, which would remain a separate administrative district until being formally annexed by the City of Chicago in 1898.[7] Physicians and citizens complained that having a burial ground in close proximity to a growing residential area was unsanitary. In 1860, they petitioned the Chicago Common Council to repurpose its properties in Lake View as a public park.[4] The sale of burial plots ceased, and small improvements began to be made. In 1865, following the end of theCivil War and the assassination ofAbraham Lincoln, the name was changed from "Lake Park" to "Lincoln Park."[4] As with many otherChicago neighborhoods, the name of the park eventually came to refer to the broader area surrounding it.
In the postwar years, the area around Southport and Clybourn became home to a community ofKashubian immigrants. Arriving from what is now north-easternPoland, Chicago'sKashubians brought their own distinct culture andlanguage, influenced by their rustic traditions, and by their close contact with theirGerman neighbors. In 1882,St. Josaphat'sRoman Catholic parish was established specifically for the Kashubian community. The resulting nicknames of "Jozafatowo" (Polish for "Josaphat's Town") as well as "Kaszubowo" (Polish for "Cassubian Town") made the neighborhood one of Chicago'sPolish Patches. The currentRomanesque Revival church building was completed in 1902. APomeranian Griffin Crest visible on the school south of the church is a nod to the parish that once anchored one of the communities in Chicago dubbedLittle Cassubia."
From 1896 to 1903, the originalFerris Wheel was located at a small amusement park near Clark St. and Wrightwood Ave.[8] The site was from 2619 to 2665 N. Clark St., which is now the location of a McDonald's and a high-rise residential building.[9] On February 14, 1929, sevenmob associates and a mechanic wereshot to death in an automobile garage at 2122 N. Clark St.[10]
During theGreat Depression, many buildings in Lincoln Park fell into disrepair.[11] In 1954 the Lincoln Park Conservation Association was founded to prevent deterioration of housing in the neighborhood and by 1956 Lincoln Park received urban renewal funds to renovate and restore old buildings and schools.[12]
In 1968, a violent confrontation between demonstrators and police in Lincoln Park occurred during the week of the1968 Democratic National Convention.[13]
I pointed out that it was in the best interests of the City to have us in Lincoln Parkten miles away from the Convention hall. I said we had no intention of marching on the Convention hall, that I didn't particularly think that politics in America could be changed by marches and rallies, that what we were presenting was an alternative life style, and we hoped that people of Chicago would come up, and mingle in Lincoln Park and see what we were about.
— Abbie Hoffman from theChicago 7 trial[14]
Amidst the confrontation, the Church of Our Saviour opened its doors to provide shelter to young people fleeing the violence,[15] beginning a decades long tradition of services that would eventually see the creation ofCare for Friends as a nonprofit organization who opened a separate community center behind the church building in 2025.[16]
In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Lincoln Park became home to the firstPuerto Rican immigrants to Chicago.Jose Cha Cha Jimenez transformed the localYoung Lords gang into human rights activists for Latinos and the poor.[17] They published newspapers,[18] mountedsit-ins and takeovers of institutions and churches at Grant Hospital, Armitage Ave.Methodist Church, andMcCormick Theological Seminary.[19]In 1969, members of the Puerto RicanYoung Lords and residents and activists mounted gigantic demonstrations and protested the displacement of Puerto Ricans and the poor including the demolition of buildings on the corner of Halsted and Armitage streets, by occupying the space and some administration buildings at McCormick Theological Seminary.[20] There were civil rights arrests and martyrs including the unsolved murders of United Methodist Rev. Bruce Johnson and his wife Eugenia Ransier Johnson who were strong supporters of the poor. Today their history is archived at DePaul University's Richardson Library and at Special Collections at Grand Valley State University.
OnJune 29, 2003, a porch collapse occurred during a party at 713 W. Wrightwood Ave. The disaster was the deadliestporch collapse in U.S. history; 13 people were killed and 57 seriously injured.
As of 2015, the neighborhood is primarily made up ofyoung urban professionals, recent college graduates, and young families.[citation needed] The slang termsTrixie andChad have their origins in Lincoln Park.[21]
Lincoln Park's boundaries are precisely defined in the city's list of officialcommunity areas. It is bordered on the north byDiversey Parkway, on the west by theChicago River, on the south byNorth Avenue, and on the east byLake Michigan.[22]
It encompasses a number of neighborhoods, including Lincoln Central, Mid-North,Old Town Triangle, Park West,RANCH Triangle, Sheffield, and Wrightwood Neighbors. The area also includes most of theClybourn Corridor retail district, which continues into the Near North Side.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 92,887 | — | |
| 1920 | 94,247 | 1.5% | |
| 1930 | 97,873 | 3.8% | |
| 1940 | 100,826 | 3.0% | |
| 1950 | 102,396 | 1.6% | |
| 1960 | 88,836 | −13.2% | |
| 1970 | 67,718 | −23.8% | |
| 1980 | 57,146 | −15.6% | |
| 1990 | 61,092 | 6.9% | |
| 2000 | 64,323 | 5.3% | |
| 2010 | 64,116 | −0.3% | |
| 2020 | 70,492 | 9.9% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 69,641 | −1.2% | |
| [1][23] | |||
A. Finkl & Sons Steel operated on the west side of Lincoln park along an approximately 22-acre lot by the Chicago River for 113 years. It is now the site of the plannedFoundry Park residential community project.
Chicago Public Library operates the Lincoln Park Branch.[24]
Lincoln Park has a three-Michelin star restaurant,Alinea, and Galit, a one-Michelin star restaurant. TheLettuce Entertain You restaurant company started at R.J. Grunts, and featured the firstsalad bars.[25]The Wieners Circle is a fast food restaurant known forPolish sausage.[26]Demon Dogs was a hot dog restaurant that stood under the Fullerton 'L' station from 1983 until 2006. The firstPotbelly Sandwich Works opened in 1977 onLincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park.Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company is a restaurant onClark Street.
Care for Friends is a non-profit that provides meal programs, health clinics, and other support services to people experiencing homelessness andfood insecurity in Lincoln Park,Edgewater, andSouth Loop.[27]
Lincoln Hall is a music venue located here.
Jelly Roll Morton recorded early jazz work in 1926 at the Webster Hotel ballroom (now Webster House).[28]
Lincoln Park is also home to five architecturally significant churches: St. Vincent de Paul Parish,St. Clement Church,St. Josaphat's (one of the many so-called 'Polish Cathedrals' in Chicago), St. James Lutheran Church andSt. Michael's Church in theOld Town Triangle area of Lincoln Park.
Lincoln Park, for which the neighborhood was named, now stretches miles past the neighborhood of Lincoln Park. The park lies along the lakefront from Ohio Street Beach in the Streeterville neighborhood, northward to Ardmore Avenue inEdgewater. The section of the park adjacent to the Lincoln Park neighborhood containsLincoln Park Zoo,Lincoln Park Conservatory, an outdoor theatre, a rowing canal, theChicago History Museum, thePeggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, the North Pond Nature Sanctuary,North Avenue Beach,playing fields, a very prominent statue of GeneralUlysses S. Grant, as well as a famous statue ofAbraham Lincoln (and many other statues).[29]
Many smaller parks, such asOz Park,Bauler Park (named for'Paddy' Bauler, former Alderman of the 43rd ward),Wiggly Field, andJonquil Park are scattered throughout the Lincoln Park community area.
TheYMCA opened the New City YMCA in 1981.[30] The YMCA's clientele included people in Lincoln Park and inCabrini-Green.[31] As the YMCA was located in the latter, it was built windowless so it would not suffer from stray bullets, a product of crime in that neighborhood.[30]CBS Chicago 2 stated that the facility was "once credited with breaking down a barrier between families from" different socioeconomic communities.[32] In 2007, the YMCA closed, with the land sold, as Cabrini Green's impoverished community moved away. The YMCA shifted its focus and planned to open a new facility in Kelly Hall of theMission of Our Lady of the Angels inHumboldt Park.[30]
Most of Lincoln Park is currently part of the 43rd ward of theChicago City Council, represented byTimmy Knudsen. The extreme south and extreme western sections of the neighborhood are part of the 2nd and 32nd wards, represented respectively byBrian Hopkins andScott Waguespack. All three aldermen areDemocrats.
In theIllinois House of Representatives, the lakefront portion of the neighborhood is part of the 12th district, represented byMargaret Croke. Central Lincoln Park is part ofAnn Williams' 11th District, and theriverside portion of the neighborhood is represented byJaime Andrade in the 40th district. The Sheffield Neighbors area is part ofJawaharial Williams's 10th district, and a small southern portion of the neighborhood is represented byLakesia Collins. All representatives areDemocrats.
In theIllinois Senate, most of the area is part of District 6, represented by DemocratSara Feigenholtz, while the southwest quarter is part of District 5, represented by DemocratPatricia Van Pelt.[33]
In theUnited States House of Representatives, the vast majority of the area is inIllinois's 5th congressional district, represented by DemocratMike Quigley. A minuscule portion in the south is part ofIllinois's 7th congressional district, represented by DemocratDanny K. Davis.
The Lincoln Park community area has supported theDemocratic Party in the past two presidential elections. In the2016 presidential election, Lincoln Park cast 24,197 votes forHillary Clinton and cast 5,072 votes forDonald Trump (77.31% to 16.20%).[34] In the2012 presidential election, Lincoln Park cast 19,268 votes forBarack Obama and cast 9,592 votes forMitt Romney (65.37% to 32.54%).[35]
Lincoln Park residents are served byChicago Public Schools.
Lincoln Park High School serves as the sole neighborhood secondary education institution.
Additionally, two zoned elementary schools (grades K-8), Abraham Lincoln Elementary School[36] and Louisa May Alcott School.[37] are found in the neighborhood. LaSalle Language Academy, Oscar Mayer Elementary School,[38] and the Newberry Math and Science Academy, all magnet schools, serve the neighborhood.
Melanie Ann Apel, author ofLincoln Park, Chicago, described Lincoln School as "the school most often associated with Lincoln Park".[39]
TheRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates theSaint Clement School,[40] a K-8 school, in the Lincoln Park area.
Saint James Lutheran School, a K-8 school, andFrancis W. Parker School, a K-12 school, are located here.
The Lincoln Park neighborhood is accessible viamass transit operated by theCTA.[41] These include theChicago "L"'sRed,Brown andPurple lines atFullerton station and the Purple and Brown lines atArmitage andDiversey stations, as well as CTA bus service.
Metra'sUnion Pacific North andUnion Pacific Northwest lines have a stop atClybourn station.
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