Lincoln Park

Harika, George, Taylor, and Lucy

Location / Transportation
7.3 miles north of Loop / 6.6 miles South of Loyola
Fullerton Red Line Stop
North/Clybourn Red Line Stop
CTA #11 Lincoln Ave Bus

History of Lincoln Park

- City in a Garden
- Lake Park
- Lincoln Park was named after Abraham Lincoln
- Lincoln Park is seven miles long
- Originally used as a cemetery
- cholera
- smallpox

- In the late 1800s major construction happened in Lincoln

Park

Demographics
Population (2014) : 67,403
47.5% Male / 52.5% Female
Median Age : 32 years
49% households earn >$75,000
Median income : $85,512
43.4% married couples with children
46.7% from IL

Activities / Landmarks
Lincoln Park Zoo (2001 N Clark)
Lincoln Park Conservatory (2391 N Stockton)
Abraham Lincoln Monument
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (1650 N Halstead)
iO Theatre (1501 N Kingsbury)
Chicago History Museum (1601 N Clark)
Oz Park (2021 N Burling)
Shakespeare Monument (pictured)

Personality
First impression of neighborhood: crowded and tons of people at the park
Few words to describe the neighborhood: clean, green, and beautiful
Sources of pride: the zoo is named after Abraham Lincoln
Things that sparked curiosity: the numerous amounts of animals at the park
How this experience shaped my view of Chicago:
showed me different things I did not know about Lincoln Park
can go out to look at different places to learn more about Chicago.

Yes, I would return to the neighborhood because the park had tons of different species of animals
which I would like to learn more about.

Fun Facts:
The Eurasian lynx performs courtship
rituals. The cats have a late-winter
breeding season. The little baby kittens
are born in holes that are dug
underground and are kept with soft
objects like grass and feathers. They
hunt birds, and small rodents. They
tend to be very aggressive but highly
adaptive when it comes to living in
different environments.
Weight: 40-60 pounds

Citations
http://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/IL/Chicago/Lincoln-Park-Demographics.html
http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Lincoln-Park-Chicago-IL.html
http://www.lincolnparkchamber.com/business/lincoln-park-demographics/
http://www.choosechicago.com/neighborhoods-and-communities/lincoln-park/things-to-do/
http://www.choosechicago.com/neighborhoods-and-communities/lincoln-park/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/55060/how-chicagos-neighborhoods-got-their-names
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/744.html

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