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- "In 1872, when Oak Park received its own railroad depot on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, its rapid emergence as a residential suburb of Chicago began.
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"In 1872, when Oak Park received its own railroad depot on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, its rapid emergence as a residential suburb of Chicago began. In 1877, the railroad was running thirty-nine trains daily between Oak Park and Chicago; in the subsequent year, more railroads and streetcar lines, with increased service, came to link ...
Oak Park became the official name of the area which was still unincorporated and officially part of Cicero Township until 1902. Era of Growth. Oak Park circa 1873. The Chicago Fire of 1871 created a boom development as Chicago residents left the city to build in the suburbs.
Sep 14, 2024 · First settled in the 1830s by English settlers Joseph and Betsy Kettlestrings, it was called Oak Ridge and served as a stopping place for farmers taking their produce into Chicago. Following the devastating Chicago fire of 1871, the population grew rapidly, and the village was renamed Oak Park.
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In 1902, however, Oak Park seceded from the township and incorporated as a separate municipality. The extension of the Lake Street “L” to Harlem Avenue at the turn of the century linked Oak Park more closely to Chicago. It was one of only a few suburban stops in the system.
- Oak Park, IL
Mar 17, 2003 · Oak Park, such, did not come into existence until 1871, after having endured many vicissitudes in names, but the suburb as a settlement is one of the oldest around Chicago. It first secured individuality as “Kettlestring’s Grove” from Joseph Kettlestring, an Englishman, who settled there in 1833.
In 1848, Oak Park became one of the first towns to be linked to Chicago by rail. The Chicago Fire of 1871 created the village’s first population boom, as settlers fled to the suburb to escape crowded city housing.
Dec 21, 2020 · We courted Oak Park and Evanston, but, with well-established identities as railroad suburbs, they turned us down. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District allowed suburbs to buy water...
