A historic piece of Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood is at risk of falling into disrepair, and supporters are rallying to save ...
Ray Quiroz, 86, and his brother Al Quiroz, 88—two of the last living Pullman Company employees still residing in the neighborhood—reflected on the park’s significance. Arrests are made in ...
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Al, 88, and Ray, 86, are former workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company — one of the first planned industrial communities that specialized in train car manufacturing in the United States.
The legacy and impact of George Pullman and the Pullman Porters are featured in murals displayed along the Kennedy Expressway.
The men were issued name tags. Since the Pullman Company began employing Black men — many former slaves — as porters to wait on passengers in 1867, they were simply called “George” as a ...
The little-known story of the wives and maids who helped propel the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters to a groundbreaking agreement with the Pullman Company. Rosina Corrothers-Tucker had spent days ...
Capt. Frank Merrigald, president of the Yazoo Delta Timber Company, and a gentleman named J.F. Adams, filed suit to-day in the United States Circuit Court against the Pullman Palace Car Company ...
Built at a cost of $6,162,000, the train was an expression of the best engineering talent of the railroad and of the Pullman Company. When it goes into regular service on June 15 it will cut the ...
created by George Pullman of the Pullman Palace Car Company. The sleeper cars, which increased luxury and comfort, were well loved by passengers. For wealthy travelers, it brought their typical ...