2/4/2024 0 Comments 1950 gay bars chicago![]() On October 14, 1948, about 25 neighborhood residents met to discuss improving what was referred to as Old Town (the attribution of which is generally credited to Charles Collins of the Chicago Tribune in 1944). The area was then called "North Town" (not Nortown) as it straddled North Avenue, which was the northern boundary of Chicago. THE OLD TOWN TRIANGLE HISTORY In the late 1800s and early 1900s, today's Old Town area was known as "Cabbage Patch" from the German immigrants that grew potatoes, celery, and cabbages on the marshy land.
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