Union Stock Yards (historic)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_Stock_Yards_(historic)
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic site
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Morris_&_Company
gptkb:Wilson_&_Company
gptkb:Armour_and_Company
gptkb:Cudahy_Packing_Company
gptkb:Swift_&_Company
gptkbp:closed 1971
gptkbp:demolished 1971
gptkbp:employs thousands of workers
gptkbp:historicalEvent Chicago Union Stock Yards Fire (1934)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union Stock Yards (historic)
gptkbp:industry meatpacking
gptkbp:legacy Union Stock Yard Gate (landmark)
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:notableFor inspiration for Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
central role in Chicago's meatpacking industry
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Union_Stock_Yard_Gate
gptkbp:opened 1865
gptkbp:replacedBy modern meatpacking facilities
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:significance major meatpacking district
gptkbp:transportation railroad hub
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_Side,_Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8