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Pullman National Historical Park

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Opened on Chicago, Illinois’ south side in 1880, the site of The Pullman Co.’s railcar factory and planned community shares the story of this historic neighborhood. 

Clock Tower at Pullman National Historical Park in Chicago, Illinois (photo by National Park Service / Daniel Pels)



George Pullman’s railcar factory opened on Chicago’s south side in 1880. Today, the factory site and surrounding neighborhood where its workers lived tell the story of this planned industrial community. 

Designated as Chicago’s first National Park Service unit in 2015, Pullman National Historical Park invites guests into the visitor center, which is housed in the former Pullman administration building, known as the Clock Tower. Here, park rangers give tours of a small museum and share The Pullman Co. story, from the arrival of railcar manufacturing and the urban planning of the neighborhood around it to the 1894 labor strike and the Pullman porters who helped form the first all-Black union.  

The Historic Pullman Foundation offers tours that focus on the neighborhood itself, highlighting historic buildings like the Hotel Florence. 610 E. 111th St., Chicago, Illinois 60628, 773/928-7257, nps.gov/pull

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