Prairie Park (East Chicago)

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Prairie Park
Neighborhood
Coordinates: 41°38′N87°26′W / 41.633°N 87.433°W / 41.633; -87.433 Coordinates: 41°38′N87°26′W / 41.633°N 87.433°W / 41.633; -87.433
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Lake County
City East Chicago
Population (2010) [1]
  Total 812
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 46312
Area code(s) 219

Prairie Park is a neighborhood in the Indiana Harbor section of East Chicago, Indiana. It is bounded on the north by U.S. 12 (Columbus Avenue), and on the south by Indiana 312 (Chicago Avenue). [1] To the west, it looks across Elm Street at the Washington Park neighborhood, and to the east it is bounded by the Cline Avenue expressway and industrial northern Gary beyond. [1]

Indiana Harbor or The Harbor is the portion of East Chicago, Indiana located east of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, as opposed to "East Chicago proper" which is located west of the canal. It contains several distinct neighborhoods, including New Addition, Sunnyside, and North Harbor. The Calumet neighborhood is west of the Canal but sometimes considered distinct from "Indiana Harbor proper".

East Chicago, Indiana City in Indiana, United States

East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,698 at the 2010 census. It is the home of Marktown, Clayton Mark's planned worker community.

U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan. In the U.S. state of Indiana, it is part of the state road system. US 12 enters the state concurrent with US 20 and US 41 in Whiting. The 45.16 miles (72.68 km) of US 12 that lie within Indiana serve as a major conduit. Some of the highway is listed on the National Highway System. Various sections are rural two-lane highway, urbanized four-lane undivided highway and one-way streets. The easternmost community along the highway is Michiana Shores at the Michigan state line.

As of the 2010 United States Census, Prairie Park had 812 residents, of whom 46.2% were African American and 48% were Hispanic. [1] The population was down from 946 in 2000. [1] There are approximately 300 homes in the neighborhood. [2]

2010 United States Census 23rd national census of the United States, taken in 2010

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Prairie Park is known as one of East Chicago's more diverse and affluent neighborhoods. [3] It is home to the Block Middle School, Washington Elementary School, and the main building of the East Chicago Public Library.

History

Prairie Park is one of East Chicago's newest neighborhoods, having been built between the 1960s and 1990s. [1] Like Sunnyside to its north, Prairie Park has suburban-style curved streets, in contrast to the conventional street grid found elsewhere in East Chicago and neighboring cities.

Sunnyside is a neighborhood in easternmost East Chicago, Indiana, in the Indiana Harbor section near Cline Avenue. It is unique among East Chicago neighborhoods for its suburban character, including a curvilinear street grid. The population is 55% African American and 42% Hispanic. The neighborhood has one of the highest rates of owner-occupied homes in the city.

Beginning in the 1960s, the neighborhood was built in three stages on land previously owned by Inland Steel. [2] The development, originally planned to include 600 homes, [4] was managed by the Purdue-Calumet Development Foundation. [2]

The neighborhood was originally intended to house the city's elites. [2] To that end, restrictive covenants prohibited building any homes worth less than $14,000. [2]

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