Budlong Pickle Company

The Union Stock Yards was the center of American meatpacking, and the Chicago Board of Trade provided financial support for investment in agricultural commodities.

[2] In addition to its dominance in meatpacking and the grain trade, Chicago was a center of American pickle industry in the late 19th century.

[7] The Nursery, nicknamed the "village of glass" after its many greenhouses, produced large quantities of cucumbers, onions, and other vegetables.

[9] Approximately 700 acres (2.8 km2) in size, the center of the farm was at what is now the intersection of California and Foster Avenues in the Budlong Woods section of Chicago's Lincoln Square community area.

[15] The factory was located at the intersection of Lincoln and Berwyn avenues,[9] and a special "pickle train" ran on the Chicago and North Western line to pick up its employees.

[11] The farm employed a number of laborers who had immigrated to the United States from central and eastern Europe.