Connections to Community

Connections to Community

Logan Square

History of Logan Square ● Where it got it’s name from-● The community area and neighborhood are

named for General John A. Logan who served in the Civil War, and later in Congress.

History of Logan Square Continued:Originally developed by early settlers like

Martin Kimbell (of Kimball Avenue fame) in the

1830s, forming the towns of "Jefferson" and

"Maplewood," the community was annexed into

the City of Chicago in 1889 and renamed

Logan Square.

History Continued:Many of its early residents were English or Scandinavian

origin, mostly Norwegians and Danes, along with both a

significant Polish and Jewish population that followed.

Today, the neighborhood is home to a diverse population

including Latinos (primarily Mexican and Puerto Rican, with

some Cuban), a number of ethnicities from Eastern

Europe, and African American

Logan Square❖ Location:

➢ Northwest side of Chicago➢ Located at the three-way intersection of Milwaukee Avenue, Logan

Boulevard and Kedzie Boulevard.❖ How to get here using CTA L Train:

➢ Redline to Lake➢ To connect to Blue Line trains, exit station at Randolph-

Washington exit and use mezzanine-level pedway through Block 37 Center to Blue Line subway ("Lake Station - CTA 'L' Train Station Information")

"Lake Station - CTA 'L' Train Station Information." Transit Chicago. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014. <http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/station.aspx?StopId=87>.

Humboldt BoulevardThe section of the boulevard system north of Humboldt Park dates to the late 1870s, when the park first opened. As a result, this entire portion--present day Kedzie and Logan boulevards and Logan and Palmer squares--originally was called Humboldt Boulevard.

The area was annexed into Chicago in 1889 and extended the Metropolitan West Side. Improvements were made to the area in the late 1890’s when it was renamed in honor of Gen. John A Logan, a Civil War commander, US Senator and the founder of Memorial Day.

Humboldt Boulevard cont.

The Illinois Centennial Memorial Column

In 1914, in honor of the state’s 100th anniversary, a 70 foot tall monument was designed for the center of Logan Square. The eagle at the top of the monument is a reference to the state flag, while the relief figures around the base-- Native Americans, explorers, farmers, and laborers-- were meant to show the rapid change that had occurred in Illinois during its first century of statehood.

Lula Cafe Lula café is the founding member of

the nationally recognized Logan Square culinary community and a celebrated member of the ‘farm to table’ movement in Chicago. The menu at Lula is risky but grounded , a bistro of the unclassifiable kind. They have been featured on NPR’s “This American Life,” in The New York Times, Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, and in Chicago press where Lula has been named an LTH Forum Great Neighborhood Restaurant, a Michelin Bib Gourmande, Jean Banchet Best Neighborhood Restaurant, and a proud member of the “Eater Essential 38.”

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Citations Wikipedia contributors. "Logan Square, Chicago." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 10 Sep.

2014. Web. 24 Oct. 2014.

"History." Lula Cafe. Web. 24 Oct. 2014. <http://lulacafe.com/about>.