South Shore Days 1940's & '50's - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780578024776

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by Gerald Lewis (Author)

This is a personal memoir of good times in Chicago back in the days when candy bars and White Castles cost a mere 5 cents. Chicago is a "city of neighborhoods," whether you are talking about Chinatown, Canaryville, Bridgeport, Beverly, South Chicago, Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Woodlawn or Englewood. This story takes place in the old South Shore neighborhood nestled on Lake Michigan between Jackson Park to the north and the booming steel mills to the south. My cousin, Dr. Bruce Hannon of the University of Illinois, used to say, "Good people make a good place good" and South Shore was one of those places...

Number of Pages: 302

Dimensions: 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: May 15, 2009

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