Avondale and Chicago's Polish Village
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Jacob Kaplan, Rob Reid, Elisa Addlesperger, Dan Pogorzelski | ISBN: | 9781439646229 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | July 21, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jacob Kaplan, Rob Reid, Elisa Addlesperger, Dan Pogorzelski |
| ISBN: | 9781439646229 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | July 21, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Home to Chicago�s Polish Village, impressive examples of sacred and industrial architecture, and the legendary Olson Waterfall, Avondale is often tagged as �the neighborhood that built Chicago.� Images of America: Avondale and Chicago�s Polish Village sheds light on the little known history of the community, including its fascinating industrial past. From its beginnings as a sleepy subdivision started by a Michigan senator, it became a cultural mecca for Chicago�s Polish community, playing a crucial role in Poland�s struggles for independence. Other people also called Avondale home, such as Scottish proprietors, African American freedmen, Irish activists, Swedish shopkeepers, German tradesmen, Jewish merchants, Filipino laborers, and Italian entrepreneurs; a diversity further enriched as many from the former Soviet Bloc and Latin America settled here. As in other Chicago neighborhoods, change is the one constant, as the arts have brought a renaissance to this working-class corner of the city.
Home to Chicago�s Polish Village, impressive examples of sacred and industrial architecture, and the legendary Olson Waterfall, Avondale is often tagged as �the neighborhood that built Chicago.� Images of America: Avondale and Chicago�s Polish Village sheds light on the little known history of the community, including its fascinating industrial past. From its beginnings as a sleepy subdivision started by a Michigan senator, it became a cultural mecca for Chicago�s Polish community, playing a crucial role in Poland�s struggles for independence. Other people also called Avondale home, such as Scottish proprietors, African American freedmen, Irish activists, Swedish shopkeepers, German tradesmen, Jewish merchants, Filipino laborers, and Italian entrepreneurs; a diversity further enriched as many from the former Soviet Bloc and Latin America settled here. As in other Chicago neighborhoods, change is the one constant, as the arts have brought a renaissance to this working-class corner of the city.
