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When is the last time you passed a vacant lot in Chicago? And did you imagine it could become a garden, a grocery store, or a library? Students from Edgar Allan Poe Classical School and Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy put their minds to imagining the potential of what one of the approximately 13,000 vacant lots in Chicago could become for their communities.

Fact or Fiction…? The workers at Pullman Palace Car Company were paid in script instead of cash and were only allowed to purchase products and services within the Pullman town in the 19th century.

The history of the dining car and how it affected the Pullman Company.

Most stories of the World Wars tend to swirl around tales of sacrifice, bravery, and heroism in combat, but they also tell a story about broad changes to workers’ rights and labor’s relationship to both employers and the government. For the Pullman company, World Wars I and II demonstrate the company’s complex—indeed, at times, paradoxical—relationship with the U.S. administrative state.

While Yoga poses are often tied with things we see in nature, they can also emulate our built environment. These Pullman yoga poses encourage us to take a moment to pause and think about the structures we see around in a historic urban environment and the intentions behind them. 

Welcome to Pullman National Monument and State Historic Site!  We celebrated a truly GRAND opening of the new NPS Visitor Center in the Administration Clock Tower Building and the re-developed historic factory grounds over Labor Day weekend 2021. We’ve enjoyed welcoming thousands of visitors in the months since.    

A ranger describes the unique sensory experience of exploring Pullman National Historical Park’s NPS Visitor Center Exhibit Hall.

Elizabeth and Mike Mishler are a dedicated volunteer duo at Pullman National Historical Park in Chicago.

With over 100 volunteer hours, Ron Rodriguez certainly has a passion for giving back to the community.