Back of the Yards, Chicago

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Back_of_the_Yards,_Chicago
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:neighborhood
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Bridgeport
gptkb:Brighton_Park
Englewood
McKinley Park
gptkbp:communityAreaNumber 61
gptkbp:demographics historically immigrant community
gptkbp:historicallyInhabitedBy Polish immigrants
African American residents
Mexican immigrants
Lithuanian immigrants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Back of the Yards, Chicago
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Union_Stock_Yards
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableBook gptkb:The_Jungle
gptkbp:notableEvent formation of labor unions
labor activism
closure of Union Stock Yards in 1971
gptkbp:notableIndustry meatpacking
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Back_of_the_Yards_College_Preparatory_High_School
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Sherman_Park
gptkb:Union_Stock_Yards_Gate
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Back_of_the_Yards_Neighborhood_Council
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Saul_Alinsky
gptkbp:notableRoute gptkb:Racine_Avenue
gptkb:47th_Street
gptkb:Ashland_Avenue
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:New_City_community_area
gptkbp:zipCode 60609
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bridgeport,_Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5