Title: Taylor Street : Chicago's Little Italy /
Authors: Catrambone, Kathy.; Shubart, Ellen.
Publisher: Arcadia Pub.,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Italian Americans Illinois Chicago History Pictorial works.; Italian Americans Illinois Chicago Social life and customs Pictorial works.; Italian Americans Illinois Chicago Biography Pictorial works.; Taylor Street (Chicago, Ill.) History Pictorial works.; Taylor Street (Chicago, Ill.) Social life and customs Pictorial works.; Taylor Street (Chicago, Ill.) Biography Pictorial works.; Chicago (Ill.) History Pictorial works.; Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs Pictorial works.; Chicago (Ill.) Biography Pictorial works.; Little Italy (Chicago, Ill.) Social life and customs Pictorial works.
Abstract: Chicago's Near West Side was and is the city's most famous Italian enclave, earning it the title of "Little Italy." Italian immigrants came to Chicago as early as the 1850's, before the massive waves of immigration from 1874 to 1920. They settled in small pockets throughout the city' but ultimately the heaviest concentration was on or near Taylor Street, the main street of Chicago's Little Italy.
Contents: Immigrant Journey: New Country, New Home, and New Life -- Mama Mia: Family Ties -- In America: Neighborhood and School -- Pray for Us: The Importanace of the Church -- An Honest Day's Work: Pride in a Job Well Done -- The Other Taylor Street: Tri-Taylor -- Double-Edged Sword: Urban Renewal -- Surviving, Thriving: Benvenuto, Again, to Little Italy.