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- 1. City of Chicago WEST GARFIELD PARK
- 2. Location Country: United States State: Illinois City: Chicago County: Cook Located at: 41°52.8′N 87°43.8′W Neighboring communities: Humboldt Park, Austin, East Garfield Park, and North Lawndale
- 3. History 1873: Most of the population that lived in West Garfield Park were mostly Scandinavians and Irish. 1878: Community area was known for horse-racing in Madison Street, for which activities a racing track was built, until a homicide incident sealed racing’s fate there. - Positive: this led to the demolition of the race track and new space for residents and commerce centers to be built. Great Depression & WWII: was marked by bank closures, deprivation and neglect 1955: Great racial uproar (segregation between residents) 1960’s-1970’s: Susceptible to illegal trafficking, crime, increasing poverty and physical decline due to open-housing laws.
- 4. Landmarks Conservatory: recognized for its architectural landscaping Golden Dome Fieldhouse: Olympic-sized gymnasium The “Gazebo”: designed by J. L. Silsbee in 1896
- 5. Demographics Area: 1.294 square miles Population: 24,984 Population Density: 19,309 people per square mile Median household income 2013: $24,447 Race and Ethnicity of total population: African American 97.3% White 1.5% Hispanic 0.7% Mixed 0.3% Asian 0.1% Other 0.1%
- 6. Crime West Garfield Park is said to be one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago. West Garfield Park has Chicagoland’s highest homicide rate and lowest life expectancy rate. From September 3rd to October 3rd 2015 the following crimes were reported. Violent Crimes 56 Robbery 26 Battery 16 Assault 10 Homicide 1 Sexual Assault 3 Property Crimes 66 Theft 43 Burglary 2 Motor Vehicle Theft 21 Arson 0 Quality-of-Life Crimes 171 Criminal Damage 35 Narcotics 131 Prostitution 5
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- 8. Personal Reflection This experience was a very surprising one for me because of all the occurrences that happened to us during our visit to our original destination; the CTA running late, our student U-Pass not working, not getting to Humbolt Park and instead venturing out and continuing to discover a new place we knew nothing about definitely made this experience an unexpected one. Nevertheless, it did spark my curiosity in wanting to eventually get to Humbolt, in order to appreciate the people where I come from: Puerto Rico. Because of this project, I now have a bigger sense of the diversity in Chicago and of the history of the communities in it. I do not think that this was an authentic Chicago experience because the bad things we heard about the community (West Garfield Park), as said from the people that live in it currently, does not reflect the general feel of the Chicago population. I believe violence is found everywhere, but it is not what Chicago is about primarily.