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Community Area 51

South Deering

History of South Deering

South Deering is Chicago Community Area 51. Its history reflects Chicago’s transformation from Indigenous homelands and a nineteenth-century trading and transportation center into a major industrial, architectural, and cultural metropolis. Railroads, transit lines, immigration, migration, housing, commerce, schools, parks, faith communities, and neighborhood institutions have all helped shape the area’s identity.

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Calumet Fisheries

Seafood Smokehouse

3259 E 95th St, Chicago, IL 60617

Historic smoked-fish destination

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