Bridgeport Home Page: Contents

Frontis section

1. Introdution
2. Contents
3. Credits
4. Links to other sites

Main section

1. Early History -- [ non graphical ]

2. Transportation -- [ non graphical ]

3. Economic Evolution -- [ non graphical ]
   III a. Central Manufacturing District

4. Neighborhood of Neighborhoods -- [ non graphical ]

5. Political Village -- [ non graphical ]

6. Concluding Remarks

Graphical appendices

1. Early History chapter
   1. 1812 map, Chicago
   2. 1812 map, Lee's Place focus
   3. 1821 Survey plat, Fort Dearborn vicinity
   4. 1821 Survey, eastern portage/Hardscrabble focus
   5. 1830 map, Hardscrabble focus
   6. Bridgeport and vicinity map
   7. Bridgeport community area map
2. Transportation chapter
   1. I and M Canal survey maps
   2. Canal cross-sections
   3. Bridgeport Lock and Pumps, 1880s
   4. Railroad advertisements, 1860s
   5. Railroad maps, 1900-10s
3. Economic chapter
   1. Wahl Glue Works advertisement, 1865
   2. Turn-of-the-Century views, No.1
   3. Turn-of-the-Century views, No.2
   4. Turn-of-the-Century views, No.3
   5. Central Manufacturing District views
      5a. Central Mfg. Dist. Testimonial letters (non graphical):
      -- Larkin Co.
      -- J.L. Metz Furniture
      -- Univ. Trading and Supply
      -- Viscosity Oil Co.
      
4. Ethnic chapter
   1. Ethnic maps
5. Conlusion
   1. Bridgeport today, No.1
   2. Bridgeport today, No.2
   3. Bridgeport today, No.3

Index of Tables

1. -- Bridgeport: Transit statistics, 1960-1990: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
2. -- Bridgeport: Area industrial districts, 1951: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
3. -- Bridgeport: Land use, 1939: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
4. -- Bridgeport: Land use by township section, 1939: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
5. -- Bridgeport: Dwelling types, 1940 and 1990: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
6. -- Retail sales in selected Southwest Side community areas, 1948: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
7. -- Retail sales in selected Southwest Side community areas, 1958: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
8. -- Bridgeport: Retail statistics, 1948, 1958: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
9. -- Bridgeport: Retail stores, principal business district, 1958: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
10. -- Bridgeport: Branch of economy or industry employment, 1950-60, 1980-1990: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
11. -- Bridgeport: Occupational groups, 1940, 1960, 1980-1990: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
12. -- Bridgeport: Residential structures, 1939: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
13. -- Canalport: Ethnicity, 1920: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
14. -- Bridgeport: School attendance, 1938: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
15. -- Bridgeport: Population per household and rooms, 1939-1990: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
16. -- Bridgeport: Ethnicity, 1930-1960: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
17. -- Bridgeport: Ethnicity, 1970: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
18. -- Bridgeport: Ethnicity, 1980: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
19. -- Bridgeport: Ethnicity, 1990: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}
20. -- Bridgeport: Summary statistics, 1910-1990: [HTML format] {ASCII text format}

References

• Notes
• Bibliography