▁industrial ▁innov ation . ▁Develop er ▁James ▁H . ▁Bow en , ▁the ▁" F ather ▁of ▁South ▁Chicago ," ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁a ▁massive ▁land ▁grab ▁wr ested ▁the ▁land ▁from ▁its ▁former ▁existence ▁and ▁founded ▁" A ins worth " ▁among ▁other ▁communities . ▁This ▁community ▁was ▁formed ▁out ▁of ▁wet land ▁pra irie ▁to ▁provide ▁residence ▁for ▁the ▁labor ▁force ▁of ▁European ▁imm igr ants ▁coming ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁indust ries ▁developing ▁along ▁the ▁Cal um et ▁River , ▁most ▁not ably ▁the ▁North ▁Chicago ▁Rol ling ▁Mill ▁Company , ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁Only ▁fra ctions ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁top ography ▁and ▁habitat ▁remain ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁urban ▁Chicago . ▁With ▁the ▁entire ▁Chicago ▁Lake front ▁built ▁on ▁miles ▁of ▁land fill ▁and ▁sl ag ▁there ▁still ▁remains ▁a ▁small ▁stretch ▁of ▁semi - se cluded ▁beach front ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁South works ▁Site . ▁This ▁bit ▁of ▁lake front , ▁once ▁a ▁season al ▁settlement ▁for ▁the ▁Pot ta w atom ie , ▁was ▁left ▁alone ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁um ov able ▁and ▁deeply ▁embedded ▁bed rock ▁of ▁gran ite , ▁which ▁def ied ▁the ▁development ▁techniques ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁natural ▁beach ▁front age ▁left ▁and ▁virt ually ▁unknown ▁on ▁the ▁entire ▁Chicago ▁coast line . ▁This ▁beach front ▁and ▁the ▁massive ▁out c rop ▁of ▁the ▁South works ▁table ▁sl ag ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁the