"In 1928, the City of Chicago decided to purchase property in the Bridgeport neighborhood on which to build a public bath house. This would be the last of the city's 18 municipal bath houses created after 1900 to provide much-needed bathing facilities in crowded working-class neighborhoods. Completed in 1929, the new bath house/community center opened to the public in 1930. The City Council designated the facility the John P. Wilson Bath House. Bridgeport Alderman John P. Wilson (1893-1968), for whom nearby Wilson Park is also named, was instrumental in developing the bath house."

"Tucked away in a quiet neighborhood on Chicago’s South side is one of the most impressive showings of contemporary art that the city has to offer. Established in 1991, the Zhou Brothers Art Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization designed to facilitate the exchange of contemporary art between Chicago and the international art community. It operates a program of four exhibits a year, presenting artists who have won recognition for their social, political and conceptual impact on the field of contemporary art and society."

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"In 1930, the City of Chicago purchased 1.6 acres in the Bridgeport neighborhood using Playground Bond funds. Improvements began immediately, and the park soon had a large new fieldhouse. In 1933, the City Council named the new park Wilson Playground in honor of Bridgeport Alderman John P. Wilson (1893-1968). Nearby Wilson Community Center is also named for Alderman Wilson. Wilson served on the City Council from 1925 to 1929, acting as Chairman of council's Committee on Recreation from 1931 to 1933. In 1933, Wilson was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Public Works, a position he held until 1967."

"First opened to the public in 1905, McGuane Park was originally known as Mark White Square. The site was one of ten revolutionary parks created to provide relief to Chicago's tenement districts. The other nine were Armour, Russell, Davis, and Cornell Squares, and Ogden, Sherman, Palmer, Bessemer, and Hamilton Parks. Offering a variety of valuable recreational, educational, and social services to their surrounding communities, these ten properties soon influenced the development of other parks throughout the nation."

"Donovan Park is one of three Chicago parks named in honor of a group of firemen who perished in a disastrous fire on March 1, 1957. Engine 29 Captain George L. Donovan (1916--1957), along with fellow firefighters Howard J. Strohacker (1909--1957) and Sylvester L. Pietrowski (1920--1957), perished when the factory of the Lawrence Corporation, a shortening manufacturer, exploded, burying the three in tons of debris. An old friend and neighbor of Mayor Richard J. Daley, Donovan lived just three blocks east of the Bridgeport park now bearing his name."

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"They have the best thin crust pizza I've tried in the past few months.They have a secret sauce, and special dough they use to make the pizza. I prefer thin crust because I don't full myself quickly, and the pizza at Lina is very light. I was shocked by how cheap they were and that $10 can get you alot of pizza!" Review by: Lee-Han J.

"Indeed, we've come such a long way from those days of over 400 varieties of candies and nuts, plus ice cream and popcorn, and in 1990 began focusing our culinary efforts on Polo Cafe and Catering Bridgeport U.S.A.
For more than 20 years we continue to create "something different . . . something wonderful!" for thousands of folks whether at The Taste of Chicago, where The Chicago Tribune picked us as BEST of TASTE 2005, or with our spectacular cookie candy trays and gift baskets adorned by our signature satin bows, or at our masterfully catered productions and beautiful, lavish buffets which touch so many lives giving lots of precious memories for our customers and their guests."

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"I'm Mackenzie Colt and I have been making chocolates and desserts for my family and friends most of my life. In 1984, I opened my first chocolate factory in Nashville Tennessee, selling to retail stores. And now, because of our website, to the rest of the world. Our award winning gourmet chocolates make great corporate gifts, gifts for the Holidays, Mothers Day, Weddings and especially Valentines day."

"In the winter of 2004, I was walking down 31st St in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago when I noticed a FOR LEASE sign in the window of this beautiful, old, corner storefront. I thought, 'what a great spot for a coffee shop.' My best friends Tom and Ed agreed. Over the next few months we converted this amazing space into the BRIDGEPORT COFFEE HOUSE.
Our neighborhood is a little off the beaten path, yet we are often asked what will we do when the coffee house chains arrive. Our response is part of our mission statement. We will strive to be more than merchants, rather part of the community and the history of our surroundings."