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Day, Jacque E.; Wirsbinski Santoro, Jamie

 
9780738561509: West Ridge (Images of America)
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ISBN 10: 0738561509 ISBN 13: 9780738561509
Editorial: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2008

Sinopsis

While West Ridge residents often disagree about what to call their neighborhood--West Rogers Park to some, North Town to others--the people of this north side community share a common commitment to the American dream. Drawn by inexpensive land 10 miles north of the burgeoning city of Chicago, European immigrants settled here in the 1830s along the high grounds west of a glacial ridge known today as Ridge Boulevard. Dubbed "Cabbage Heads" by their Rogers Park neighbors, the citizens of West Ridge boldly incorporated as a village in 1890, remaining independent until its 1893 annexation to Chicago. Over time, West Ridge blossomed from sparsely populated farmland into a dynamic neighborhood with Devon Avenue at its core. Now home to one of the Midwest's largest Jewish communities, a hub of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi culture, and a haven for newcomers from Russia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, West Ridge remains a port of entry for immigrants and a place where cultures coalesce. In West Ridge, one can play bridge or cricket, worship at mass or the mosque, eat kosher or curry--all within a few city blocks.

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Acerca del autor

Jacque E. Day and Jamie Wirsbinski Santoro have strong ties to Chicago's far north side. This is their second book in the Images of America series.

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Editorial
ARCADIA PUB (SC)
Año de publicación
2008
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0738561509
ISBN 13 
9780738561509
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
127
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