February 4, 2011
I am trying to do some research on my family. I remember hearing that my uncle, George Braccio, had one of the last blacksmith shops in the city located somewhere on Morgan Street, and that it was torn down for the UIC campus. Does anyone remember anything about that?
Thank you,
Linda Allegretti
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February 7, 2011
Hi Linda,
The Corvinos are the ones I knew as the blacksmiths from Morgan St. I grew up with George and Joey. Their older brother died from his WWII wounds soon after he came home. Tell me more about Braccio. The TSA would welcome a story about the Corvinos, etc. who were blacksmiths. Take a look at the Morgan Fads membership list. That would be helpful. A member of the TSA had provided info about the Corvino blacksmith and that they started on Newberry St. Later raised pit bulls, etc. Both Corvino bros I knew inherited a hotel from an uncil in Wisc. Jackie was a Golden Gloves champion Boxer. You come from some great DNA. It seems that your complete story would include the Braccios as well as the Corvinos. Surely they must be related.
The TSA will soon have a section called “Lost and Found.” Inquiries like yours will be posted there.
Vince
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February 7, 2011
Just found out from my mother (Rose Romano Allegretti) that the Corvinos were the original owners of the blacksmith shop that years later my uncle George Braccio bought.
Linda
when my grandfather “Joe Corvino” retired in the late 50s he rented the blacksmith shop to George Braccio who we all called “Gigey” no relation to the corvinos. No one died from wwII wounds , My father Tony was the oldest brother with Joey ,George, and Jackie They also had 4 sisters Annie, Mary, Dora, and Claudette who was in a wheelchair, another sister Jeanne was killed in a car accident at 21 years old
Carmen, your right! my family the provenzale’s lived two door down from the corvino’s. as a kid gigiy use to have us hold the rope on the horse’s leg when he shoed him. his mother lived upstairs from the shop. always sitting by the window . joe corvino also had many dogs very large pitbulls as I remember & he also was attack by them. I knew the whole family & sometimes I use to sit & talk with Claudette. it was a sad day on morgan street when Jeanne died in the car crash. last time I heard about joe & jack, they opened a restaurant in Wisconsin. oh what memories I have of taylor & morgan. i’m looking for any pictures on morgan st. if anyone has them. I was in Chicago at mount carmel looking for my families and I have picture;s of the corvino graves.