[TABLE 6] RETAIL SALES IN SELECTED SOUTHWEST SIDE COMMUNITY AREAS, 1948 Stores, sales, and share of city sales and population Archer Corridor: Armour Bridge- McKin. Brtn. Archer Garfield Statistic Square port Park Park Heights 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 South/southwest: Fuller New Engle- Chicago Gage Statistic Square City wood Lawn 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 _______________ 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.