● Median household income: $36,856

● 24% have lived here for more than 5 years

● 11% have moved within the last year

1. From campus, go to

the Loyola CTA station

or the Granville station.

2. Head south on the red

line towards 95th/Dan-

Ryan.

3. Exit the train at the

Cermak-Chinatown

station

4. You have arrived.

1. Chinese immigrants and the West Coast

2. Transcontinental Railroad for transportation

3. Chicago's Chinatown - established in 1905

4. Large influx of chinese in 1960s

5. Made Chicago’s Chinatown their home

● This mural is a replica of the larger Nine Dragon Wall built in Beijing.

● The dragons represent power, luck, and prayers.

● Traditionally, screen walls are built to separate the entrance to a home

from the outside world.

o Chicago’s Nine Dragon Wall separates the city from the arched

gateway into the Chinatown Square.

● The area is lined with clothing and grocery stores, antique shops, and

restaurants.

● The architecture of buildings resembled those common in the chinese

culture.

o pagoda style roofs, and etched in designs of dragons and other

sacred animals.

● In honor of Ping Tom, a prominent figure in the establishment of the

park.

o There is a sculpture of Tom in the pavillion (we didn’t get to see it)

● The park’s opening was in 1999

● Entrance is marked with 20 feet tall columns designed with dragons to

model a chinese courtyard.

● The park includes chinese gardens lined with bamboo trees and other

traditional chinese plants.

www.explorechicagoportfolio.com

chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com

● Shea, Marilyn. "Forbidden City Nine Dragon Screen." Forbidden City. N.p., 2009. Web.

<http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/HistoricBeijing/Forbidden_City/pages/154_ForbiddenCity.html>.

● "History of Ping Tom Memorial Park." History. N.p., n.d. Web.

<http://www.pingtompark.org/History.html>.

● "Realtor.com." Realtor.com. Move, Inc., 2014. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.

<http://www.realtor.com/local/Chinatown-Sub_Chicago_IL/lifestyle>.

● "Chinatown." Demographics & Statistics. Onboard Informatics, 2014. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.

<http://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/IL/Chicago/Chinatown-

Demographics.html#Households>.

● "Chinatown." , Chicago. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2014

http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/chinatown.htm