The Central Manufacturing District, which was created in 1902, was one of the first planned industrial parks in the United States.

By 1915, the district had grown to fill its original boundaries, and its developers bought a plot of land on Pershing Road for continued growth.

To support businesses in the Pershing Road district, the developers built a freight rail depot, a water tower, and a power plant.

The White City Cold Storage Company became the first business in the development the following year, and over the ensuing decades an extensive list of cold storage, manufacturing, and shipping companies used facilities in the district.

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