# Event Details

- **Event Name**: How Both Halves Lived: Exploring the Pullman Legacy
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 am – Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 am
- **Event Description**: George Pullman and his Pullman Palace Car Company loomed large in late 19th-century America, from his stately Second Empire-style mansion on Prairie Avenue, to the town he constructed in the early 1880s to house his factory and employees. This tour will explore both sides of the story.

The tour begins at Glessner House with a PowerPoint presentation on the Pullman mansion (demolished in 1922). After a brief walking tour of Pullman’s Prairie Avenue neighborhood, participants will board the Metra Electric line for the 25 minute ride down to the Pullman National Historical Park, taking the exact same route Pullman himself often took.

Lunch will be provided in a privately-owned, restored manager’s house in Arcade Row. The Pullman House Project will open its three sites for interior tours - One Florence Boulevard (the former Pullman Club), the Lisciotto row house (where the Pullman preservation movement began), and a “Honeymoon Row” worker’s flat and shoe repair shop. Other sites include Exhibit Hall (to see the magnificent sideboard from the Pullman mansion) and the National Park Service Visitors Center (in the former Pullman Company administration building). with fascinating exhibits exploring the Pullman company and its employees. The day will conclude with a walking tour of the neighborhood before boarding the Metra for the return trip to Glessner House.

Ticket price includes lunch, round trip transportation via Metra, and admission to all paid sites (the National Park Service Visitors Center has free admission).

Advance reservation required, limited to 14 participants.

$95 per person / $85 for members
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/how-both-halves-lived-exploring-the-pullman-legacy/200030116112603
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1800 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60616
- **lat**: 41.8578
- **long**: -87.62109
- **full address**: 1800 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60616

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is How Both Halves Lived: Exploring the Pullman Legacy being held?
  - **A:** How Both Halves Lived: Exploring the Pullman Legacy takes place on Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 am to Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 am at 1800 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60616.
- **Q**: Who is organizing How Both Halves Lived: Exploring the Pullman Legacy?
  - **A:** How Both Halves Lived: Exploring the Pullman Legacy is organized by Glessner House.

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