Economic impact
Founded the company town of Pullman on Chicago's Far South Side. Built luxury passenger rail cars and standardized factory manufacturing; his labor practices precipitated the Pullman Strike of 1894.
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George Pullman
Founder of Pullman Palace Car Company
Railroad Manufacturing & Urban Planning
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- Region
- Chicago
- Industry
- Railroad Manufacturing & Urban Planning
- Source file
- profiles/chicago_profiles.md:163
- Status
- published