BRIDGEPORT: TABLE 6

Table 6

RETAIL SALES IN SELECTED SOUTHWEST SIDE COMMUNITY AREAS, 1948

A: Stores, sales, and share of city sales and population, Archer Corridor
Statistic	Armour Square	Bridge- port	McKinley Park	Brighton Park	Archer Heights	Garfield Ridge
1. Ttl. stores	250	753	279	609	86	97
2. Ttl. sales	10.8	117.3	14.6	30.7	4.0	6.2
3. % of city sales	0.3	3.3	0.4	0.9	0.1	0.2
4. % of city pop.	0.6	1.3	0.5	1.1	0.2	0.4
5. Ttl. popul'n	23294	46070	18813	41345	8675	12900
6. Sq. mileage	1.003	2.113	1.647	2.894	2.195	4.218

B: Stores, sales, and share of city sales and population,
South/Southwest

Statistic Fuller
Square New
City Engle-
wood Chicago
Lawn Gage
Park

1. Ttl. stores 178 1179 1079 568 319

2. Ttl. sales 9.9 70.3 150.2 69.2 16.8

3. % of city sales 0.3 2.0 4.2 1.9 0.5

4. % of city pop. 0.5 2.1 2.6 1.4 0.8

5. Ttl. popul'n 17174 75917 94134 50211 30149

6. Sq. mileage 0.723 4.981 3.068 3.528 2.201

B: Stores, sales, and share of city sales and population, South/Southwest
Statistic	Fuller Square	New City	Engle- wood	Chicago Lawn	Gage Park
1. Ttl. stores	178	1179	1079	568	319
2. Ttl. sales	9.9	70.3	150.2	69.2	16.8
3. % of city sales	0.3	2.0	4.2	1.9	0.5
4. % of city pop.	0.5	2.1	2.6	1.4	0.8
5. Ttl. popul'n	17174	75917	94134	50211	30149
6. Sq. mileage	0.723	4.981	3.068	3.528	2.201

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Notes:

Expansion of category abbreviations:
 1. Total number of stores, 1948.
 2. Total retail sales in millions of dollars, 1948.
 3. Percent of city's retail sales outside of the Loop, 1948.
 4. Percent of city's population, 1950.
 5. Total population of community area, 1950.
 6. Square mileage of community area.

Source: Local Community Fact book for Chicago, 1950. Community areas 34,
 37, 56-61, 66, 68. See bibliography for publication information.