SALUTE TO THE HISTORIC PULLMAN FOUNDATION
WHEREAS, The Historic Pullman Foundation was established in 1973 with the mission to preserve and promote the Pullman Historic District as a historic site as well as a residential community; and
WHEREAS, The Historic Pullman Foundation has, for four decades, provided educational tours for teachers and students in elementary and secondary schools along with colleges and universities and professional associations, interpreting how the 19th century industrial revolution in railroad passenger and freight service, the labor movement, and the impact of architecture and urban design principles are applicable to today and the future; and
WHEREAS, This eleemosynary institution has served thejPullman Historic District, its visitors and its residents by operating the Historic Pullman Center for forty consecutive years as well as the Hotel Florence for twenty-five years and the Historic Pullman Visitor Center for twenty years; and I
WHEREAS, For forty years the Historic Pullman Foundation has welcomed visitors to the Pullman Historic District from across the nation and around the world. It has produced educational exhibits, publications, video programs, lectures, studies, and assisted educators and writers on subjects relating to Pullman and the preservation of the cultural resources of the Pullman Historic District; and i
WHEREAS, In 1994, the Historic Pullman Foundation hosted a grand celebration of the Labor Day Centennial and the commemoration of the Pullman Strike of 1894, coordinating programs and events with the participation of thousands of people representing labor, government, industry and the citizens of Chicago and Illinois; and
WHEREAS, The Historic Pullman Foundation collects, displays and preserves historic objects and documents pertaining to the district and its past for viewing by the public; and
WHEREAS, The Historic Pullman Foundation, together with the Pullman Civic Organization, have sponsored forty Annual Historic ...
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