Chinatown Questions (Bridgeport: live in, single, square)

[Manigault]

Actually I think there is a fair number of Cambodians in China town, based on overheard conversations on the #62 Cermak bus.

[Chicagoland60426]

I think Chinatown is 76% Chinese, while the rest is blacks and whites, expecially in the two large high rise apartment buildings. Chinatown is safe in general. The only thing I wish is Chinatown was bigger. Maybe parts of Bridgeport can become part of Chinatown one day.

[Mister Mappy]

Originally Posted by Chicagoland60426

I think Chinatown is 76% Chinese, while the rest is blacks and whites, expecially in the two large high rise apartment buildings. Chinatown is safe in general. The only thing I wish is Chinatown was bigger. Maybe parts of Bridgeport can become part of Chinatown one day.

I have a friend who lives on 29th & Wells, and that area is majority Chinese already.

[Drover]

29th and Wells also isn't Bridgeport. But as has been mentioned upthread, it's already common to see Chinese signage as far southwest as 31st and Halsted.

[Mister Mappy]

Yes, technically it's Armour Square, but even on official city neighborhood maps it is shown as part of Bridgeport, and it seems like nobody really calls that area "Armour Square".

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Mister Mappy

Yes, technically it's Armour Square, but even on official city neighborhood maps it is shown as part of Bridgeport, and it seems like nobody really calls that area "Armour Square".

Armour Square is a "community area" however.

City of Chicago - List of Community Area A - B

I call that area Armour Square and so do many of the people that live down there.

http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webpor...OUR_SQUARE.pdf

[Mister Mappy]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

Armour Square is a "community area" however.

City of Chicago - List of Community Area A - B

I call that area Armour Square and so do many of the people that live down there.

http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webpor...OUR_SQUARE.pdf

I did realize that Armour Square is a Community Area. Thanks, though.

I've known 5-6 people who've lived in the Armour Square community area, they all said they lived in Bridgeport. It seems like some of the people who work in some of the restaurants down there refer to it as Bridgeport, too.

City of Chicago - Neighborhood Map

Armour Square's been swallowed up by Bridgeport on the city neighborhood map......

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Mister Mappy

...Armour Square's been swallowed up by Bridgeport on the city neighborhood map......

And that is not right.

Anyways most people that have a long history with Armour Square still call it Armour Square.

[drummercycle]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

And that is not right.

Anyways most people that have a long history with Armour Square still call it Armour Square.

and just how many people is that, anyway?

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by drummercycle

and just how many people is that, anyway?

Tens if not hundreds of thousands.