Pullman, Chicago

By contrast, 96% of North Pullman's 1,995 residents are African American and 98% of Cottage Grove Heights' 3,084 residents are African American.

Media and entertainment

Pullman has been featured in several major motion pictures. Road to Perdition (starring Tom Hanks and Paul Newman) was filmed in historic Pullman, with scenes featuring the factory and how it "once was" with workers, as well as many other scenes of the neighborhood. The 1993 film The Fugitive had several key scenes in Pullman. Harrison Ford was featured in a local bar, next running down an alley, and over the tops of several Pullman rowhouses. In April 2007, Universal Studios filmed The Express: The Ernie Davis Story, which also featured several scenes in Pullman.

Scenes from The Polar Express at the North Pole were based on Pullman architecture. Santa Claus emerges from a building based on the Pullman Company Administration Building; other buildings were based on the architectural style in Pullman. Robert Zemeckis, who directed the movie, grew up in the Roseland neighborhood near Pullman.

The Untouchables with Sean Connery and Kevin Costner 1987 had some major scenes filmed in Pullman

On November 12, 2006, Historic Pullman was the topic of the HGTV television show National Open House, which featured a Pullman house at 112th Street and Langley.

Politics

Pullman is a stronghold for the Democratic Party. In the Presidential Election of 2020, Joe Biden won the Pullman District with 445 votes, with 21 cast for Donald Trump and five for third-party candidates.

In the 2016 presidential election, Pullman cast 3,123 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 100 votes Donald Trump. Despite winning 94.92% of the vote, it was Clinton's 25th largest share of the vote by percentage in the 76 community areas she won in heavily Democratic Chicago. In the 2012 presidential election, Pullman cast 3,521 votes for Barack Obama and 77 votes for Mitt Romney. Despite winning 97.43% of the vote, it was Obama's 25th largest share of the vote by percentage in the 76 community areas he won in heavily Democratic Chicago.

At the local level, Pullman is located in Chicago's 8th and 9th wards represented by Democratic Alderwoman Michelle Harris and Democratic Alderman Anthony Beale respectively.

Transportation

Pullman is served by two Metra Electric District stations; 115th Street/Kensington station and 111th Street/Pullman station. Most Metra suburban express trains passing through the area stop at the 115th Street station, and only local trains stop at the 111th Street station.

Notable people

Robert Fioretti, member of the Chicago City Council (2007–2015). Fioretti, who represented a ward on the West Side, was born in Pullman.
Mark Konkol, journalist and winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. As of 2007, he resided in the Pullman community.
Darrell Walker, professional basketball player. He attended school in Pullman.

Education

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Pullman is located in City of Chicago School District #299 and City Colleges of Chicago District #508. Pullman is zoned to the following elementary schools; Schmid Elementary School, Wendell Smith Elementary School, Edgar Allan Poe Classical School, and George M. Pullman School. The majority of Pullman is zoned to the Pullman located Corliss High School, while some the northeastern area is zoned to Harlan Community Academy High School in nearby Chatham The main campus of Olive-Harvey College, part of the City Colleges of Chicago system is located in Pullman.

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References

External links

Inventory of the Frank H. Beberdick Pullman Collection at the Newberry Library
Chicago Zip Code and Neighborhood Map City of Chicago
Pullman State Historic Site
The 77: A City of Neighborhoods - Pullman and Roseland, Choose Chicago