Eric Schalke and Catherine Ward Location To get to Little Italy we took the redline to Jackson We got off at Jackson and transferred to the Blue Line and got off at Racine From Racine it was a 15 minute walk to Little Italy We walked West from the Racine stop ID: 642020
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Little Italy
Kelsey Frew, Emily Micklin, Eric Schalke, and Catherine WardSlide2
Location
To get to Little Italy, we took the redline to Jackson. We got off at Jackson and transferred to the Blue Line and got off at Racine. From Racine, it was a 15 minute walk to Little Italy. We walked West from the Racine stop.
Little Italy is often referred to as University Village and is located near the west side of Chicago. Slide3
History
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1850’s – first Italians come to Chicago
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1880 – 1,357 Italians· 1900 – 16,008 Italians· 1930 – 73,960 Italians· 1950s and ‘60s – Italian population peaks
· 1900’s – establishment of several Italian parishes· 1908 – Italian Socialist Federation· 1920’s – Italian mafia o Brought Italians prominence· 1945 – Italian Welfare Council à 1952 – Joint Civic Committee of Italian AmericansSlide4
History
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Taylor Street, Chicago’s Near West Side
o About 20 other Italian populated areas throughout Chicago and its suburbs
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Beginning of 20th century influx of Italians, Greeks, and Jews o Only Italians remained as vibrant community·1890s – beginning of “The Hull House Neighborhood” o The Hull House was a mansion on the North Side where immigrants could go stay o 1930s-1950s – Italians at the center of Hull House neighborhoodsSlide5
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1920 – Italian food one of most popular ethnic cuisines in America
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1927 – 500 Italian-owned grocery stores, 257 Italian-owned restaurants, 240 Italian-owned pastry shops, dozens of other Italian-food related businesses
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1963 – University of Illinois displaced many Italians o 200 businesses, 800 homes bulldozed o 5,000
residents displaced Slide6
Attractions
Maxwell Street MarketNational Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
Jane Adams Hull-House Museum
Pompei
Taylor StreetSlide7
Demographics
living legacy of Chicago's immigrant past
total population: 97,085
men: 49,773
women: 47,313
median age: 30
employment68% white-collar workers 32% blue-collar workersincomeaverage household income: $83,333median household income: $55,437Slide8Slide9
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"Little Italy, a Chicago Neighborhood Visitor Guide from Chicago Traveler."
Little Italy, a Chicago Neighborhood Guide from Chicago Traveler. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.Poe, Tracy N., "Foodways", The Encyclopedia of Chicago, p. 308-9, Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., 2004, The University of Chicago Press. Johnson, Mary Ann (2004). Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., ed. "Hull House". The Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society.