Synopses & Reviews
and#8220;Which neighborhood?and#8221; Itand#8217;s one of the first questions youand#8217;re asked when you move to Chicago. And the answer you giveand#8212;be it Bucktown, Bronzeville, or Bridgeportand#8212;can give your inquisitor a good idea of who you are, especially in a metropolis with 230 very different neighborhoods and suburbs to choose from.
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Many of us, in fact, know little of the neighborhoods beyond those where we work, play, and live. This is especially true in Chicagoland, a region that spans over 4,400 square miles and is home to more than 9.5 million residents. In Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs, historian Ann Durkin Keating sheds new light on twenty-first-century Chicago by providing a captivating yet compact guide to the Midwestand#8217;s largest city. Keating charts Chicagoand#8217;s evolution with comprehensive, cross-referenced entries on all seventy-seven community areas, along with many suburbs and neighborhoods both extant and long forgotten, from Albany Park to Zion. Thoughtful interpretive essays by urban historians Michael Ebner, Henry Binford, Janice Reiff, Susan Hirsch, and Robert Bruegmann explore how the cityand#8217;s communities have changed and grown throughout the years, and sixty historic and contemporary photographs and additional maps add depth to each entry.
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; From the South Side to the West Side to the North Side, just about every local knows how distinctive Chicagoand#8217;s neighborhoods are. Few of us, however, know exactly how they came to be. Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs brings the cityand#8212;its inimitable neighborhoods, industries, and individualsand#8212;to life, making it the perfect guidebook for anyone with an interest in Chicago and its history.
Review
and#8220;Whatand#8217;s McHenryand#8217;s salty past? The village was home to a pickle factory in 1876. What was an Oak Brook gristmilland#8217;s secret identity before the Civil War? It was a stop on the Underground Railroad. All these factoids and more can be found by dipping into Chicago
Neighborhoods and Suburbs, a new historical guide edited by North Central Collegeand#8217;s Ann Durkin Keating.and#8221;
Synopsis
Which neighborhood? It's one of the first questions you're asked when you move to Chicago. And the answer you give--be it Bucktown, Bronzeville, or Bridgeport--can give your inquisitor a good idea of who you are, especially in a metropolis with 230 very different neighborhoods and suburbs to choose from.
Many of us, in fact, know little of the neighborhoods beyond those where we work, play, and live. This is especially true in Chicagoland, a region that spans over 4,400 square miles and is home to more than 9.5 million residents. In Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs, historian Ann Durkin Keating sheds new light on twenty-first-century Chicago by providing a captivating yet compact guide to the Midwest's largest city. Keating charts Chicago's evolution with comprehensive, cross-referenced entries on all seventy-seven community areas, along with many suburbs and neighborhoods both extant and long forgotten, from Albany Park to Zion. Thoughtful interpretive essays by urban historians Michael Ebner, Henry Binford, Janice Reiff, Susan Hirsch, and Robert Bruegmann explore how the city's communities have changed and grown throughout the years, and sixty historic and contemporary photographs and additional maps add depth to each entry.
From the South Side to the West Side to the North Side, just about every local knows how distinctive Chicago's neighborhoods are. Few of us, however, know exactly how they came to be. Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs brings the city--its inimitable neighborhoods, industries, and individuals--to life, making it the perfect guidebook for anyone with an interest in Chicago and its history.
About the Author
Ann Durkin Keating is professor of history at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. She is coeditor of The Encyclopedia of Chicago and author of Chicagoland: City and Suburbs in the Railroad Age, Building Chicago: Suburban Developers and the Creation of a Divided Metropolis, and Invisible Networks: Exploring the History of Local Utilities and Public Works.
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction Chicago Neighborhoods: Building Blocks of the Region, Ann Durkin Keatingand#160;
Note on Further Readings
Maps
and#160;and#160;and#160; Chicagoand#8217;s Community Areas
and#160;and#160;and#160; Economic Origins of Metropolitan Chicagoand#8217;s Communities
and#160;and#160;and#160; Chicagoand#8217;s Evolving Economic Geography
and#160;and#160;and#160; Land Subdivision and Urbanization on Chicagoand#8217;s Northwest Side
and#160;and#160;and#160; Chicago-Area Expressways in 23
and#160;and#160;and#160; Neighborhood Change: Prairie Avenue, 1853and#8211;23
and#160;and#160;and#160; Changing Origins of Metropolitan Chicagoand#8217;s Foreign-Born Population
and#160;and#160;and#160; Annexations and Additions to the City of Chicago
and#160;and#160;and#160; Chicagoand#8217;s Railroad Patterns in 1950
The Lay of the Land
and#160;and#160;and#160; Suburbs and Cities as Dual Metropolis, Michael H. Ebner
and#160;and#160;and#160; Multicentered Chicago, Henry C. Binford
and#160;and#160;and#160; Contested Spaces, Janice L. Reiff
and#160;and#160;and#160; Economic Geography, Susan E. Hirsch
and#160;and#160;and#160; Built Environment of the Chicago Region, Robert Bruegmann
Aand#8211;Z entries
Illustration Credits
Index