| Archer Heights
is a primarily working class neighborhood in Chicago,
Illinois. One of the 77 official community areas of
Chicago, it is located on the city's southwest side.
The neighborhood is a center of Polish culture, and
home of the Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America
as well as Curie Metropolitan High School. The Almanac
of American Politics 2004 states that "Even today,
in Archer Heights you can scarcely go a block without
hearing someone speaking Polish".
The name Archer Heights comes
from the major arterial street, Archer Ave. which runs
from south of Chicago's downtown area through the southwest
side of Chicago and beyond into the southwest suburbs.
The street is built along what was once a Native American
trail.
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