Lincoln Place (Granite City)
Encyclopedia
Lincoln Place is a neighborhood in Granite City, Illinois
. It is located west of downtown Granite City, near the Mississippi River
.
Lincoln Place was first populated around 1906, eventually becoming home to more than 10,000 immigrants of mostly central and eastern European ancestry such as Romanian, Hungarian, and Macedonian
immigrants as well as a considerable Mexican
population. By 1915, the neighborhood was allegedly home to the largest population of Bulgarian and Macedonian immigrants in the United States.
Lincoln Place was often referred to as Hungary Hollow due its large population of immigrants from Hungary and other eastern European areas. Due to the neighborhood's pervasive poverty during the Great Depression
, the neighborhood was ironically nicknamed Hungry Hollow.
Lincoln Place played a prominent role in Granite City's history of high school athletics.
Recently, there have been revitalization efforts in the Lincoln Place neighborhood. New businesses such as the Garden Gate Tea Room have opened. The Community Center has been refurbished and now houses several community activities such as yoga and basketball. The Lincoln Place Heritage Association holds events in the facility.
Granite City, Illinois
Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. At the 2010 census, the population was 29,849, making it the third largest city in the Metro-East and Southern Illinois, behind Alton and Belleville...
. It is located west of downtown Granite City, near the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
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History
Lincoln Place was settled largely by immigrants from Eastern Europe who moved to the area in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to work in Granite City's steel industry.Lincoln Place was first populated around 1906, eventually becoming home to more than 10,000 immigrants of mostly central and eastern European ancestry such as Romanian, Hungarian, and Macedonian
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
immigrants as well as a considerable Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
population. By 1915, the neighborhood was allegedly home to the largest population of Bulgarian and Macedonian immigrants in the United States.
Lincoln Place was often referred to as Hungary Hollow due its large population of immigrants from Hungary and other eastern European areas. Due to the neighborhood's pervasive poverty during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, the neighborhood was ironically nicknamed Hungry Hollow.
Lincoln Place played a prominent role in Granite City's history of high school athletics.
Recently, there have been revitalization efforts in the Lincoln Place neighborhood. New businesses such as the Garden Gate Tea Room have opened. The Community Center has been refurbished and now houses several community activities such as yoga and basketball. The Lincoln Place Heritage Association holds events in the facility.
Heritage Festival
The neighborhood's ethnic and immigrant history is celebrated during the annual Lincoln Place Heritage Festival. The event is typically held at the Lincoln Place Community Center and features ethnic food, crafts, and interviews with residents.External links
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- MySpace page dedicated to Lincoln Place