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 1850s; 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. At one point a third of all Chicago�s Italian immigrants lived in the neighborhood. Some of their descendents remain; and although many have moved to the suburbs; their familial and emotional ties to the neighborhood cannot be broken. Taylor Street: Chicago�s Little Italy is a pictorial history from the late 19th century and early 20th century; from when Jane Addams and Mother Cabrini guided the Italians on the road to Americanization; through the area�s vibrant decades; and to its sad story of urban renewal in the 1960s and its rebirth 25 years later.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. OverviewBy tigressthymeI wish the book would have included more about the black population. as it had the largest slave population in the state before the civil war. With that being said it gave a great overview of how the town was established. And is a great book for anyone doing research on ancestry in the area.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great for spicing up your family history!By eldestwinAs a professional genealogist. I have found this book to add documentation and interesting bits of history to client files and I recommend it to any fellow genealogists - either professional or hobbyist. Thank you!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Louisa County SamplerBy J. K. BrandauIndeed. Mr. Menefee wrote a comprehensive critique to which there is little more to add other than. perhaps. the uncropped. original print of Deputy J. C. Trice and the bloodhounds on page 25 is clearly dated 1914. not circa 1908. Notwithstanding. Louisa and Louisa County stands on its merits as an important record and a remarkable resource to anyone wanting to associate prominent names with faces and sites with images of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Louisa. I found it an invaluable tool in my reseach and recommend it as a companion volume to Murder At Green Springs.
