Bridgeport, Chicago facts for kids

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Bridgeport, one of 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is a neighborhood on the city's South Side, bounded on the north by the South Branch of the Chicago River. It is a working-class neighborhood on Chicago's south side. Five mayors of Chicago were born here. The neighborhood is known for being Irish.

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The White Eagle Brewing Company building in Bridgeport, designed by John S. Flizikowski, once stood at the corner of W. 37th Street and South Racine.

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