[CBQ] Re: CBQ near Bridgeport., Chicago

["dancbq" <dancbq@yahoo.com>]

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, roy wojahn <zuch2rew@...> wrote:
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> The site I looked at about the history of the Bridgeport area called the area 
> northwest of Bridgeport as "the lumber area".  The "Q" was not identified as 
> serving the area, but the "Pennsy" was.  Were there lumber mills in the 
> area?  I know Chicago had a history of being a furniture manufacturing area.
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> --- On Mon, 6/14/10, Bill Angus <wja410@...> wrote:
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> From: Bill Angus <wja410@...>
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] CBQ near Bridgeport., Chicago
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 7:36 PM
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> DEFINITELY THE LUMBER DISTRICT DUE TO THE MANY LUMBER YARDS ALONG THE NORTH 
> BANK OF THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE CHICAGO RIVER. AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED IT 
> ALSO SERVED INDUSTRIES ALONG LUMBER ST INCLUDING A CHEM PLANT A BREWERY AND 
> PART OF THE CUNEO PREES FROM A SPUR LINE OFF THE MAIN  JUST EAST OF CANAL ST. 
> MOST OF THE LUMBER YARDS WERE SERVED AS WAS COM ED FISK ST GENERATING STATION 
> VIA THE TRACKS CIRY USES NOW . BY THE WAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS CALLED PILSEN. 
> ALSO WESTERN AVE YARD ALSO SERVICED TEAM TRACKS WEST OF HALSTED ST NEAR WHERE 
> THE AMTRACK WASH RACK IS AS WELL AS THE DREWERY BREWERY GRAIN ELEVATOR AT 
> DAMEN AVE SINCE TORN DOWN AND THE  JIFFY SPUED POTATOE COMPANY AND THREE OR 
> FOUR FREIGHT HOUSES SINCE REPLACED BY A LOWES AND TWO DIFFERENT TRAILER 
> STORAGE YARDS.
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> HOPE THIS INFO HELPS DAN BACKLEY
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>       I thought that it was the Lumber Street District.
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> It serves the industries along Lumber St, near the South approach to CUS.
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> Bill Angus
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> Chicago, IL
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