[TABLE 8] BRIDGEPORT RETAIL STATISTICS, 1948, 1958 A: Retail Sales: Bridgeport/South/Southwest Community Comparison Retail sales in millions of dollars and other statistics <-----------------------1948------------------------> <---------------1958----------------> <48-60> Community TTL MED SALES %CITY %CITY TTL MED SALES %CITY %CITY % Area POP INC $ MIL SALES POP MI POP INC $ MIL SALES POP CHNG ---------- ----- ---- ----- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- ----- ---- ---- ----- Armour Sq. 23294 2415 10.8 0.3 0.6 0.2 15783 4311 10.5 0.2 0.4 -2.8 Bridgport 46070 3457 117.3 3.3 1.3 1.8 41560 5622 38.8 0.8 1.2 -66.9 McKinley Pk. 18813 3563 14.6 0.4 0.5 2.7 16908 6253 14.9 0.3 0.5 +2.1 Brighton Pk. 41345 3812 30.7 0.9 1.1 4.1 38019 6090 52.1 1.1 1.1 +69.7 Archer Hts. 8675 4195 4.0 0.1 0.2 5.7 10584 7122 14.5 0.3 0.3 +263 Garfield Rg. 12900 4228 6.2 0.2 0.4 6.8 40449 7712 22.4 0.5 1.1 +261 Fuller Sq. 17174 2737 9.9 0.3 0.5 2.9 12181 3886 9.4 0.2 0.3 -5.0 New City 75917 3393 70.3 2.0 2.1 3.9 67428 5801 74.8 1.6 1.9 +6.4 Englewood 94134 3380 150.2 4.2 2.6 5.3 97595 4828 141.1 2.9 2.7 -6.1 Gage Park 30149 4253 16.8 0.5 0.8 5.4 28244 6829 30.6 0.6 0.8 +82.1 Chicago Lwn. 50211 4111 69.2 1.9 1.4 6.4 51347 6872 102.1 2.1 1.4 +47.5 B: Sectorial Overview and Comparison Total retail sales and population % change 1948-50 1958-60 1948-60 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Archer Corridor Sales ($M) 183.6 153.2 -30.4 Population 151097 163303 +8.1 South/Southwest Sales ($M) 316.4 358.0 +13.1 Population 267585 256795 -4.0 _______________ Notes: Category abbreviations: tot pop=total population, med inc=median income in 1949/59, sales $ mil=sales in millions of dollars in 1948/58, % city sales=percent share of Chicago retail sales outside of the Loop in 1948/58, % city pop=percent share of Chicago's population in 1950/60, mi=road mileage from Archer/Cermak to community area's main business district, % change=percent change from 1948-50 to 1958-60. Source: 1958 Census of Business, pp, 13-72--73; Chicago Commercial Reference Handbook (1963), pp. 239-40, 244-46; and Local Community Fact Book: Chicago Metropolitan Area, [1950], pp. 143, 155, 231, 235, 239, 243, 247, 251, 259, 271, 279; 1960, table IV-1, pp. 248-51. See bibliograpy for publication information.