After almost being demolished before being saved by an organization that formed for the sole purpose of rescuing the town, Pullman rebounded and, in 2011, was listed among the best places in America. Porvoo (Swedish: Borgå) is a scenic small town 50 kilometers east of Helsinki, Finland.One of the most popular day trips from Helsinki, its picturesque city center of wooden houses is a proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site. Action taken by employers to keep unions from forming is called. left the state for job opportunities elsewhere.

resigned from the union and were rehired by the company.

was voted the most perfect town in the world. After the Pullman Strike ended, the majority of the workers. In 1896, at the Prague International Hygienic and Pharmaceutical Exposition, Pullman, Ill. The plan featured beautiful brick Queen Anne style homes, parks, and elegant public buildings including a theater and hotel. Pullman’s planning and ideas were a success. Don’t miss our online program Tues Aug 30 when Executive Director & Curator (and Pullman resident) Bill Tyre presents Pullman: From Factory Town to National Monument. In the 1870s, George Pullman, manufacturer of the famous and luxurious Pullman Palace Cars, purchased land along Lake Calumet south of Chicago, to build a town in which to produce his railroad cars and house his workers. By 1890, the Pullman Palace Car Company was operating 2,135 railroad cars on approximately 160,000 miles of. He advertised it as a model community which offered his workers modern amenities in a beautiful setting. Parks and large green spaces were also incorporated into the design of the town. Like other industrialists of the period Pullman built a company town near his factory to accommodate his workers’ housing needs. Rent included waste management and maintenance services. Each home had a front yard and a backyard and was equipped with water, gas and plumbing. Local raw materials were used to construct the buildings, which were built by Pullman’s employees. Pullman, a railroad man, wanted to make sure that big cities would be easily accessible from his small town. The town even made a pitch as the location for the worlds first artificial sea water oyster farm.

The proximity to Chicago and railroad tracks was critical in the selection of the town’s location. Unlike many wealthy businessmen of the late 19th century, Pullman believed that a town where jobs within a healthy environment and a higher-than-average standard of living were available would attract skilled workers and facilitate a contented population.

Pullman factory town