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Near West Side is a neighborhood of Chicago.
After the Fire of 1871, hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans sought safe haven in the area.
At the end of the 19th century, Jane Addams opened Hull House.
Beginning in the 1930s, the area began to attract large number of Mexicans and African-Americans.
Note: Neighborhood names and boundaries may differ, depending on the information source.
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