jan 1, 1890 - Five national meat packing plants
Description:
1890 Five national meat packing plants were running out of the West Bottoms, many new immigrants lived in ramshackle dwellings, and St. Brigid’s was located at what is now 1st and Reynolds. A Father Hayden was the first pastor, nearly all his parishioners were Irish. Source: Strawberry Hill: A Neighborhood Study, Susan Greenbaum 1978Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1890
Now
~ 134 years ago
