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CTA cars at the Pullman plant at 720 E. 111th St., which were previewed on April 22, 1964, feature air-conditioning and the CTA's 180 "new look."
Cy Wolf / Chicago Tribune
CTA cars at the Pullman plant at 720 E. 111th St., which were previewed on April 22, 1964, feature air-conditioning and the CTA’s 180 “new look.”

Vintage: Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood

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Photograph of the Main Gate for workers at the Pullman company in 1893.
Photograph of the Main Gate for workers at the Pullman company in 1893.
A view of Pullman looking west on 112th Street from Market Hall.
A view of Pullman looking west on 112th Street from Market Hall.
A portion of the Sewing and Upholstery Room at the Pullman Industrial Complex.
A portion of the Sewing and Upholstery Room at the Pullman Industrial Complex.
An engraving of The Pioneer, Pullman's first sleeper car, circa 1869.
An engraving of The Pioneer, Pullman’s first sleeper car, circa 1869.
The interior of the Truck Erecting Shop at the Pullman Industrial Complex near 111th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.
The interior of the Truck Erecting Shop at the Pullman Industrial Complex near 111th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.
Rowhouses, or workers' houses, in Pullman between 1890 and 1901.
Rowhouses, or workers’ houses, in Pullman between 1890 and 1901.
George Pullman, shown in 1857 when he was 26, perfected the raising of large buildings. The fortune he made allowed him to go into the railroad sleeping car building business.
George Pullman, shown in 1857 when he was 26, perfected the raising of large buildings. The fortune he made allowed him to go into the railroad sleeping car building business.
Market Hall and Circle in Pullman, circa 1890.
Market Hall and Circle in Pullman, circa 1890.
Rowhouses are lined up in Pullman, looking south toward Market Hall before 1892.
Rowhouses are lined up in Pullman, looking south toward Market Hall before 1892.
Violence in Chicago escalated when federal troops came to break the 1894 Pullman factory strike, as illustrated in this drawing from Harper's Weekly. More than 1,000 rail cars were destroyed, and 13 people were killed.
Violence in Chicago escalated when federal troops came to break the 1894 Pullman factory strike, as illustrated in this drawing from Harper’s Weekly. More than 1,000 rail cars were destroyed, and 13 people were killed.
A group of officers stand near a railway carriage in an emergency camp during the Pullman strike in Chicago in July 1894. The strike began when workers at George Pullman's railroad car manufacturing company protested against unfair wages and living conditions.
A group of officers stand near a railway carriage in an emergency camp during the Pullman strike in Chicago in July 1894. The strike began when workers at George Pullman’s railroad car manufacturing company protested against unfair wages and living conditions.
Scenes from the Pullman railway strikes from 1894 sketches by G.A. Coffin. The three portraits show George Pullman, Cushman K. Davis and Eugene Debs; and the four illustrations show the “blockade of railroad cars, applicants for appointments as deputies at the marshal’s office, roundhouse, and deputies trying to move an engine and car at Blue Island.”
An 1890s view, looking north, of the area now known as Grant Park. It was a site of squatters' shacks, livery stables and mountains of garbage. Troops were camped there in 1894 during the Pullman strike. There was also a reunion of Civil War veterans in 1890 that included camps in the park.
An 1890s view, looking north, of the area now known as Grant Park. It was a site of squatters’ shacks, livery stables and mountains of garbage. Troops were camped there in 1894 during the Pullman strike. There was also a reunion of Civil War veterans in 1890 that included camps in the park.
The jewel of Pullman, the Hotel Florence, circa 1881-83.
The jewel of Pullman, the Hotel Florence, circa 1881-83.
A Pullman Palace car built in the 1880 or 1890s during the Gilded Age.
A Pullman Palace car built in the 1880 or 1890s during the Gilded Age.
Dignitaries known as the Laundrymen stand on the steps of Hotel Florence in the 1880s in a photo on exhibit at the Pullman visitor center at 112th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.
Dignitaries known as the Laundrymen stand on the steps of Hotel Florence in the 1880s in a photo on exhibit at the Pullman visitor center at 112th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.
Pullman conductor F.A. Toland, left, helps Seymour Berkson, a Chicago Herald and Examiner reporter, with boxes at the Illinois Central Railroad depot in Chicago, circa 1926.
Pullman conductor F.A. Toland, left, helps Seymour Berkson, a Chicago Herald and Examiner reporter, with boxes at the Illinois Central Railroad depot in Chicago, circa 1926.
Pullman cars are prepared for shipment to Brazil from the yards at 707 E. 111th St.
Pullman cars are prepared for shipment to Brazil from the yards at 707 E. 111th St.
A. Philip Randolph, head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, center, is surrounded by Pullman Palace Car Co. “firemen,” who shoveled coal into train engines.
A waiter assists passengers in a Pullman dining car in the 1940s.
A waiter assists passengers in a Pullman dining car in the 1940s.
The Shedd Aquarium’s first fish car, named Nautilus, circa 1930. Nautilus was built in Chicago at the Pullman Car Works on the South Side. From 1930 until 1957, it made nearly annual excursions to collect aquatic life from around the world and transport it to Chicago. The 83-foot-long, slate green steel car was custom built, with fish tanks and a living area for the crew. Along the top of the car, it read “John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago” in gold block letters and, below the window line, “Nautilus.”
A Pullman porter at Union Station in Chicago in 1943.
A Pullman porter at Union Station in Chicago in 1943.
Workers at the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co. plant in 1942.
Workers at the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co. plant in 1942.
The main body of the Antarctic snow cruiser, which was 95% complete when this photo was taken on Sept. 29. 1939, was constructed at the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company at 111th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago. The cruiser was built by Dr. Thomas C. Pouiter of Chicago for explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd.
The main body of the Antarctic snow cruiser, which was 95% complete when this photo was taken on Sept. 29. 1939, was constructed at the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company at 111th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago. The cruiser was built by Dr. Thomas C. Pouiter of Chicago for explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd.
Market Square at 112th Street and Champlain Avenue in Pullman in 1968.
Market Square at 112th Street and Champlain Avenue in Pullman in 1968.
CTA cars at the Pullman plant at 720 E. 111th St., which were previewed on April 22, 1964, feature air-conditioning and the CTA’s 180 “new look.”
Pullman rowhouses on Champlain Avenue in 1952 looking south from 114th Street remain in relatively good condition.
Pullman rowhouses on Champlain Avenue in 1952 looking south from 114th Street remain in relatively good condition.
This duplex at 535 and 533 E. 112th St., shown in 1961, was originally built for Pullman officials.
This duplex at 535 and 533 E. 112th St., shown in 1961, was originally built for Pullman officials.
A soldier — identified in the original photo caption only as “Pvt. Ramirez” — is welcomed by J.L. Fischer, Pullman porter, as Ramirez prepares to board a Pullman car on the Pennsylvania lines at Union Station for a trip south in 1945.
The Pullman neighborhood on Nov. 8, 1968.
The Pullman neighborhood on Nov. 8, 1968.
The Pullman Methodist Church at 112th and St. Lawrence in the Pullman neighborhood on Nov. 8, 1968.
The Pullman Methodist Church at 112th and St. Lawrence in the Pullman neighborhood on Nov. 8, 1968.
The Florence Hotel at 111th and Cottage Grove in the Pullman neighborhood on Nov. 8, 1968.
The Florence Hotel at 111th and Cottage Grove in the Pullman neighborhood on Nov. 8, 1968.

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