Chicago's Little Village:: Lawndale-Crawford (Images of America)
Title: Berwyn author's book released this monthAuthor: Nick VogelPublisher: mysuburbanlife.comDate: 4/22/2010A book by Berwyn resident Frank Magallon about Chicago's Little Village was released April 19.Titled "Chicago's Little Village Lawndale-Crawford," the book is a picture-based history of Little Village, the Chicago neighborhood just east of Cicero.Formerly known as the Lawndale-Crawford neighborhood, Little Village's history is intricately linked to Berwyn and Cicero."Many, many of the area residents are from there," said Magallon. "From the past hundred years, both Bohemian-Czech (and) Polish, now Mexicans have all traveled west from that neighborhood (to) Berwyn."Magallon said the book is available at bookstores everywhere and online at arcadiapublishing.com. --MySuburbanLife.com