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Bridgeport has also been home to a large number of Lithuanian -Americans, particularly along Lituanica Avenue, which runs between 31st and 35th Streets one block west of Halsted. Today, there are also large numbers of first and second generation Mexican-Americans who, like the Irish immigrants of the mid-late 19th Century , also settled in the Bridgeport area due to its affordability and close proximity to their work. Notably, Bridgeport is directly west of the small Armour Square, Chicago neighborhood, location of U.S. Cellular Field , which is also commonly known as Comiskey Park or Sox Park the home park of the 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox . The father-son mayors of Chicago, Richard J. and Richard M. Daley , are both Bridgeport natives. Bridgeport has been the home of five of Chicago's 45 mayors. They are, in order, Edward Kelly , Martin Kennelly , Richard J. Daley , Michael Bilandic , and Richard M. Daley . At one point, Bridgeport held the mayor's office for 46 straight years. According to the 2000 Census , the population of Bridgeport is 33,694. Bridgeport A brief history and look into one of Chicago's oldest neighborhoods |
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