Chicago meatpacking district

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The Chicago meatpacking district was a historic industrial area on the city’s South Side that became the center of the U.S. meatpacking industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Chicago stockyards 4
Chicago meatpacking district canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic industrial district
industrial neighborhood
associatedWith Union Stock Yard
linked to: Union Stock Yards
country United States
declinePeriod mid-20th century
developedAs rail-linked industrial zone
economicRole major hub for slaughtering and processing livestock
national distribution center for meat products
environmentalImpact industrial pollution
historicalEra Gilded Age
Progressive Era
industry meatpacking
knownFor centralization of meatpacking firms
large-scale industrial meat processing
laborIssues harsh working conditions
immigrant labor force
laborType industrial wage labor
locatedIn Chicago
Illinois
United States
locatedOn South Side of Chicago
linked to: South Side, Chicago
peakPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
significance center of the U.S. meatpacking industry
transportInfrastructure railroads
stockyards

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Philip Armour associatedWith Chicago meatpacking district
New City historicallyLinkedTo Chicago stockyards
linked to: Chicago meatpacking district
Joan Dark settingOfActivity Chicago stockyards
linked to: Chicago meatpacking district
Morris & Company operatedIn Chicago stockyards
linked to: Chicago meatpacking district
The Killing Floor setInLocation Chicago stockyards
linked to: Chicago meatpacking district
Union Stock Yard and Transit Company partOf Chicago meatpacking district