Little Italy KELSEY FREW EMILY MICKLIN ERIC SCHALKE

Little Italy KELSEY FREW, EMILY MICKLIN, ERIC SCHALKE, AND CATHERINE WARD

Location To get to Little Italy, we took the redline to Jackson. We got off at Jackson and transferred to the Blue Line and got off at Racine. From Racine, it was a 15 minute walk to Little Italy. We walked West from the Racine stop. Little Italy is often referred to as University Village and is located near the west side of Chicago.

History · 1850’s – first Italians come to Chicago · 1880 – 1, 357 Italians · 1900 – 16, 008 Italians · 1930 – 73, 960 Italians · 1950 s and ‘ 60 s – Italian population peaks · 1900’s – establishment of several Italian parishes · 1908 – Italian Socialist Federation · 1920’s – Italian mafia o Brought Italians prominence · 1945 – Italian Welfare Council à 1952 – Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans

History · Taylor Street, Chicago’s Near West Side o About 20 other Italian populated areas throughout Chicago and its suburbs · Beginning of 20 th century influx of Italians, Greeks, and Jews o Only Italians remained as vibrant community · 1890 s – beginning of “The Hull House Neighborhood” o The Hull House was a mansion on the North Side where immigrants could go stay o 1930 s-1950 s – Italians at the center of Hull House neighborhoods

· 1920 – Italian food one of most popular ethnic cuisines in America · 1927 – 500 Italian-owned grocery stores, 257 Italian-owned restaurants, 240 Italian-owned pastry shops, dozens of other Italian-food related businesses · 1963 – University of Illinois displaced many Italians o 200 businesses, 800 homes bulldozed o 5, 000 residents displaced

Attractions Maxwell Street Market National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame Jane Adams Hull-House Museum Pompei Taylor Street

Demographics living legacy of Chicago's immigrant past total population: 97, 085 ◦ men: 49, 773 ◦ women: 47, 313 median age: 30 employment ◦ 68% white-collar workers ◦ 32% blue-collar workers income ◦ average household income: $83, 333 ◦ median household income: $55, 437

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