KRAKOWA (est. 1889)

Considered a satellite community of Warszawa, the neighborhood of “Krakowa” emerged as a result of the formation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in 1889. This area, south of Harvard Avenue along Marcelline (E. 71st Street) to Grant Avenue, was first settled by Poles in the late 1870s. These early Polish settlers farmed small plots of land or worked in the rolling and woolen mills. Many of the residents kept poultry and the area acquired the nickname “Goosetown” due to the large number of geese that would roam freely in the neighborhood. Today this neighborhood is part of what is known as Slavic Village.