Chi History: Cultures of Chicago

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Have you been to Chicago? (not or already) please and thank you:)

Introduction

Our city Chicago, located near Lake Michigan's shores and between The Great Lakes and Mississippi River, is the largest city in the Midwest region, being known for its amazing diversity, history, and modern architecture.

Landmarks

Navy Pier

Millennium Park

Maggie Daley Park

Maggie Daley Park is a 20-acre public park in the Loop community area of Chicago operated by the Chicago Park District. It is near the Lake Michigan shoreline in northeastern Grant Park where Daley Bicentennial Plaza previously stood.

The Willis Tower

The Art Institute Of Chicago

  • The Art Institute of Chicago holds more than 300,000 artwork pieces, specifically 19th-century and 20th-century paintings and sculptures.

  • The Institute was established in 1866 originally as an Academy of Design.

  • About 1.5 million people visit annually for popular art pieces from Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, ect.

    • Street Murals

  • Chicago’s street art scenery can be found around The Wabash Arts Corridor, South Loop, and Pilsen.

  • Chicago murals over the years have been based on the expression of political and cultural themes.

  • Chicago is home to around 40,000 square feet of street art.

    • Deep-Dish Pizza

  • The Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza was created by Ike Sewell and Ric Riccardo where they both opened Pizzeria Uno in 1943.

  • The preparation method to create the Deep-Dish Pizza is relatively different from a regular pizza and thin crust with ingredients being similar but with different ingredient proportions, layering, and baking time.

  • Through the years the Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza has expanded to fit people's preferences such as offering healthy vegetable toppings and Gluten-Free ingredients.

    • Chicago Style Hotdogs

  • Chicago Style Hot Dogs came into the spotlight during the Great Depression.

  • The hotdogs contain almost your average toppings except sport peppers, a whole slice of pickle, and celery salt.

  • Hot dogs were brought upon Chicago through the wave of Jewish immigrants after they realized hot dog vending was a beneficial way to earn a living.

    • Chicago Style-Barbecue

  • The first ever reported Chicago Style-Barbecue restaurant was traced back to the 1930's when African Americans migrated from the Mississippi Delta.

  • A defining characteristic of Chicago Style-Barbecue is the preparation of the meat, type of smoker, and smoking combination of wood and charcoal define the flavor and burn of the meat.

  • The rise of African American migrants and Eastern European immigrants integrated in Chicago’s North Side established the affinity of cooking styles to create a signat ure barbecue style.

    • Below are some links to restaurants that can be found in Chicago!

    Little Village

  • Little Village is full of Mexican-American representation with a high latino population with a popular area known as “La Villita”.

  • Little Village has a wonderful architectural arc that was designed by Adrian Lozano, afterwards it was completely built in 1990.

  • Little Village is referred to as “Mexico of the Midwest” due to its colorful, vibrant, authentic Mexican slice-of-life theme with culture and cuisine.

    • Chinatown

  • Chinatown is known for its detail-oriented Chinese architecture and unique style entrance.

  • Chinatown was first settled around 1912 and was founded by Chinese workers escaping anti-Chinese violence in the West Coast.

  • Chinatown has annual events representing it’s community and culture such as the Chinese New Year Festival and Dragon Boat Races.
    • Creators: Emily Sanchez, Evie Ferns, Angel Aguilar, Emilee Bruno, Laura Perez, Joshua Ramirez