Pulaski Park West Town, Chicago

pulaski park neighborhood directly west of goose island , east of wicker park. accepted boundaries of pulaski park ashland (1600 w) west, chicago river , elston avenue east, bloomingdale line on north, , chicago (800 n) on south (although people extend southern border division street).

pulaski park derives name historic park , fieldhouse designed jens jensen between 1912 , 1914. 1,200 people displaced, leading razing of number of buildings while others moved nearby locations in neighborhood. park , fieldhouse listed on national register of historic places on august 13, 1981. became official chicago landmark on july 29, 2003.

the neighborhood borders on polonia triangle considered center of chicago s polish downtown, city s oldest , prominent polish settlement, functioning capital of american polonia. because of this, headquarters of many major polish organizations in united states found in pulaski park such polish national alliance, polish daily news , polish women s alliance. pulaski park listed within polonia triangle 1 of 11 neighborhoods included in labor trail chronicles chicago s history of working class life , struggle. neighborhood home 2 of chicago s polish cathedrals: st. stanislaus kostka , holy trinity polish mission.

pulaski park area of west town served chicago congressman dan rostenkowski s base of operations. family still owns building opposite st. stanislaus kostka church @ 1372 evergreen ran operations. although pulaski park has declined heady days part of city s polish downtown, entire west town area has undergone renaissance gentrification has transformed area.

this area s higher population density gave more working-class population wicker park. opposed other areas of west town, of original housing stock of pulaski park has not been torn down new construction in recent years.