Ellen Shubart: 3 books
by Ellen Shubart
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
Why don’t Chicagoans douse their hot dogs in ketchup? What do Chicagoans mean when they say, “I’m going on the ‘L’ to the Loop?” How did a snowstorm change a mayoral election? These and many other aspects of life in Chicago are the basis of What’s With Chicago?, a look at a Midwestern...
by Ellen Kettler Paseltiner, Ellen Shubart, Glencoe Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
Glencoe, Illinois, "Queen of Suburbs," has long been heralded as an idyllic place to live. Situated on Lake Michigan in the heart of Chicago's North Shore, Glencoe was first settled in 1835 by Anson Taylor, a young storekeeper. Glencoe began to thrive thanks to one of its famous early residents, Walter...
Taylor Street
Chicago's Little Italy
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2007
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...