[TABLE 4] BRIDGEPORT: LAND USE, 1939 Percent of use in terms of acreage for township sections in which Bridgeport is located (a) Section Section Section Section Chicago Type use 28 29 32 33 avg. ------------------------------------------------------- Purely Residential 21.8 12.3 12.9 24.4 n.a. Residential w/business 6.3 2.5 4.0 6.3 n.a. All Residential (b) 28.1 14.8 16.9 30.7 24.1 Purely Commercial (c) 3.4 1.8 5.2 5.4 4.6 Purely Industrial 11.0 34.2 29.4 9.3 6.9 Mixed Ind'l and Comm'l 0.2 0.1 0.1 -- n.a. Railroads and Waterways 10.7 16.6 10.7 8.0 10.3 Streets and Alleys 32.8 19.4 18.7 28.8 24.6 Public and Institutional 2.0 1.0 2.7 2.7 3.3 Parks and Playgrounds 1.2 1.7 0.2 2.0 4.8 Vacant or unused 10.6 10.4 16.1 13.1 21.4 _______________ Notes: a. Sections include parts of other areas, such as McKinley Park and Armour Square. Northwest Bridgeport is in Section 29; northeast Bridgeport is in Section 28; southwest Bridgeport is in Section 32; and southeast Bridgeport is in Section 33. b. All residential includes residential and residential with business categories; this particular category must be removed to reach 100 percent useage figures. c. Does not include the residential with business category. Source: U.S. Works Project Administration, Land Use in Chicago, (1940), pp. II (frontispiece), 218, 220, 232, 234. See bibliography for publication information.