Bridgeport (Images of America)

JoAnne teaches at Loyola University Law School, and Maureen develops not-for-profit organizations on Chicago’s South Side. Daniel Pogorzelski is vice president and chief historian for the Northwest Chicago Historical Society. Sullivan are Chicagoans, Bridgeport born. About the Author JoAnne Gazarek Bloom and Maureen F. . He also coauthored Images of America: Portage Park

Against the backdrop of prairies, labor strife, gangways, and Joe Podsajdwokiem, this sometimes uneasy mix lived, worked, and voted together. Today, it may welcome artists and expensive housing, but on summer nights stoop sitting and rooting for the White Sox remain social obligations.. More immigrants came: Italians, Croatians, Mexicans, Chinese. Once a Native American village traversed by Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, as Chicago grew the area was called Hardscrabble, then Cabbage Gardens, and finally Bridgeport. Bridgeport still has streets that defy the city’s orderly grid, settlement houses, language stews, and, for each nationality, churches and taver

A Stroll In The Past donduz This photographic collection of images from the historic, old neighborhood of Bridgeport provides a picture of the physical world many city dwellers lived in during the mid-century. There are a few mis-identifications of the photos but it is accurate, overall.Of course, it will be of particular interest to those familiar with Chicago's near south-side, but it does represent what most bi. "such wonderful memories" according to L. Crusing. I truly enjoyed looking through and reading this book more than once. I have sent it on to my Mom who was also raised in Bridgeport and she was so thrilled by it all. We talked for over an hour on the phone because she was so excited and all these wonderful memories can flooding back for her. It was wonderful to hear her so excited. I would recommend this book to anyone who lived in the. Good Book! Anyone raised in Bridgeport will enjoy reading the history of their community. This is an easy read and the pictures are great.

He also coauthored Images of America: Portage Park. Sullivan are Chicagoans, Bridgeport born. JoAnne teaches at Loyola University Law School, and Maureen develops not-for-profit organizations on Chicago’s South Side. Daniel Pogorzelski is vice president and chief historian for the Northwest Chicago Historical Society. . JoAnne Gazarek Bloom and Maureen F