# Central Manufacturing District

Chicago, IL · industrial · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-cf98178bd5` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/il/chicago-central-manufacturing-district/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-cf98178bd5.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-cf98178bd5.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-cf98178bd5

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | proposed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | housing, mixed | none |
| What is there now | converting some of the buildings into multi-family and senior housing | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1905 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 265.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | Local Technical Assistance Grant | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Rexall, Ford Motor Company, Pullman Company, Westinghouse Electric Corporation

## Timeline

- 1905: Opened
- 2017: Community discussion of changing the area to residential.
- 2017: McKinley Park Development Council awarded grant for planning.
- 2019: Plan for the district scheduled for completion.

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Central Manufacturing District of Chicago is a 265-acre (1.07 km2) area of the city in which private decision makers planned the structure of the district and its internal regulation, including the provision of vital services ordinarily considered to be outside the scope of private enterprise.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Manufacturing_District

## Sources

- Central Manufacturing District — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Manufacturing_District

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Central Manufacturing District, Chicago, IL." Record n-cf98178bd5, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/il/chicago-central-manufacturing-district/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_chicagocentralmanufacturingdistrict,
  title = {Central Manufacturing District, Chicago, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/il/chicago-central-manufacturing-district/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-cf98178bd5, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.