Calendar of Events | Pullman Birthday Event

A Celebration of the 181st Anniversary of George M. Pullman's Birth

March 3, 2012
1:00-4:00pm
Historic Pullman Visitors Center
11141 S. Cottage Grove Ave. directions>>

There is no charge to attend this event.

RSVP is requested, though not required, to:
phone: 773.785.8901
email: foundation@pullmanil.org
Facebook Events page: http://facebook.com/HistoricPullman

The Historic Pullman Foundation will host a celebration in honor of the 181st anniversary of George M. Pullman’s birth. The event will be held at 1:00 PM  on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Pullman Visitor Center, 11141 South Cottage Grove, Chicago.

The event will feature: 

Lectures
William H. Tyre, Executive Director of Chicago’s Glessner House who will speak on “The Pullman’s of Prairie Avenue:”, and

Author Terry Tatum who will speak on “Pullman’s Other Architect – Irving K. Pond”

There will be opportunity for questions of the authors and discussion  following the talks.

A Pullman trivia contest will be held to see how many items or places share the Pullman name. Attendees are invited to submit entries ( and  show their item if it’s portable). A prize  will be awarded for the most interesting or unusual item.

A silent auction of Pullman memorabilia will be held for the benefit of the Historic Pullman Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit which provides education and resources to promote the preservation and history of the Town of Pullman as a city, state and national landmark district.

The event will close with birthday cake and refreshments to celebrate George M-. Pullman’s 181st birthday anniversary.

There is no charge to attend this event but an RSVP will be appreciated by phone to 773-795-8901, by email to foundation@pullmanil.org, or to Facebook events for Historic Pullman Foundation.