Worker tensions boiled over into the Pullman Strike. When an economic downturn struck in 1894, George cut wages, but refused to lower rents. PULLMAN PROMPTED THE CREATION OF LABOR DAYĪlthough the town’s architecture and urban planning were lauded by visitors during the 1893 World’s Fair, the cleanliness and orderliness were not enough to offset growing ill will among residents toward the oppressive town policies.
Visiting railroad barons needed to indulge before and after conducting business, of course! 3. Yet at Hotel Florence, where George resided, there was a notable exception to the alcohol ban. George also did not want employees consuming alcohol, so he banned its sale within town limits. He prohibited independent newspapers and public forums for discussion inspectors routinely barged into homes under the guise of “inspections” and leases could be terminated on a whim. PULLMAN ONCE BANNED ALCOHOLĭespite providing comfortable accommodations for his employees, George Pullman enforced strict “company first” policies. Nathan planned the street system and designed Arcade Park. Solon designed more than 1,300 employee homes, as well as Hotel Florence, Greenstone Church and the company’s main manufacturing facility. Barrett to lay the groundwork for its “company town,” which was among one of the first in the U.S. In the 1880s, the Pullman Car Company hired architect Solon Spencer Beman and landscape architect Nathan F. PULLMAN WAS A PIONEERING COMPANY TOWNĪ planned instructional community-more commonly known as a “company town”-is a city entity where virtually all buildings (stores, residences, etc.) are owned by a singular company that also serves as the town’s main employer. Here are five must-know facts about this remarkable Chicago neighborhood. Thankfully, the buildings where Pullman employees worked and lived have been preserved and added to the National Register of Historic Places. But after World War II, the exodus of city dwellers to the suburbs-combined with the nationwide consolidation of railroad companies-led to a decline in Pullman’s population and importance. Pullman’s railway carriages, including the famous Pullman sleeping car, were built in a massive manufacturing facility located in the heart of the neighborhood. Established in 1880 by Pullman Car Company founder George Pullman, it was among the first planned company towns in the U.S. Pullman is a unique South Side neighborhood that serves as a focal point for railroad, labor and Chicago history.
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