Chicago:Portage Park
| Base price (upx per up2) | 172 |
| Number of properties | 14.365 |
| Minted out | Yes |
| City | Chicago |
| State | Illinois |
Information[edit | edit source]
Location[edit | edit source]
Portage Park is located in the north of Chicago, the middle point between the airport and downtown.
History[edit | edit source]
Portage Park has the largest Polish community in the Chicago Metropolitan Area according to the 2000 census. Portage Park is home to the Polish American Association, the Polish Jesuit Millennium Center, the Polish Army Veterans Association in the beautiful building of the former Irving State bank, in addition to the multitude of Polish shops and businesses throughout the district. One of the area's parks is named Chopin Park after Frédéric Chopin, Poland's most famous pianist and composer.
To honor those of Polish heritage both in the metaverse as well as those IRL, we formed Portage Park Development Project, and we set out to build the greatest community possible by establishing building guidelines to use the red and white colors of the Polish flag and coat of arms on all structures.
https://upland-guide.com/so-whats-so-bloody-special-about-portage-park/
Originally the Montrose Deli was the center point of development in the community, which later expanded south to include the entire Portage Park and surrounding blocks.
Highlights in the Neighborhood[edit | edit source]
- Portage Theater
- Portage Park
- Scary Perry's Halloween Stores
- Six Corners
Collections[edit | edit source]
Portage Park is not a neighborhood collection, but there 166 collection properties situated here. These are all part of the Milwaukee Ave collection.
Node: Portage Park Development Project[edit | edit source]
The Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago is the premier player community within Upland. Consisting of an active diverse community of Uplanders from around the world!
Milestones and Achievements[edit | edit source]
▶️ Winning the 2021 Upland Halloween Neighborhood Challenge and hosting the BE parade
▶️ Fully minting out on Thanksgiving 2021 (14,365 properties!)
▶️ Building a website, establishing a building guide, and running spark trains (now hosting the 13th train)
▶️ Becoming the first neighborhood in Upland to hit 1 million staked spark hours (now over 1.8M)
▶️ Becoming the first neighborhood in Upland to complete 1,000 buildings (now over 1300, 9%+)
▶️ Hosting Logo, Winter NFT, and 3D Design Competitions and offering great prizes!
▶️ Hosting our own Winter Holiday Parade and holding regular Town Halls
▶️ Conducting the first ever community election for a node Advisory Council
▶️ Discord community growing quickly with over 750 members, over 370 property owners, and 160 building owners to date...
= Community Sources[edit | edit source]
- Come join our Discord to participate and join the conversation: https://discord.gg/sHGkCUkdnq
- Checkout our website for some details and historic projects: http://portagepark.me/
- Portage Park Master Map - Tracks, Factories and shop locations - https://felt.com/map/Portage-Park-Chicago-Tour-Upland-u8HOUz4iRCqD0K8Ci0IAkD
- GP Track - https://felt.com/map/Portage-Park-Chicago-GP-Circuit-Upland-lCCMGS5FR76ZXlHipazaXD
- 1/4 Mile Drag - https://felt.com/map/Portage-Park-Chicago-1-4-Mile-Upland-v2lQxHNbS6Sk19CbnjKXxnC
- View our Building Guidelines to see how we plan and organize uniform building styles within the area: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WY1bXfUYSOEybrB_FzfsGA2ZkczwnYGaRQqK7COINQ4/edit?usp=sharing
Moderators[edit | edit source]
City Runner
Hanzilla206
Coop
MRFR