TAYLOR STREET ARCHIVES - PHOTO GALLERY

Taylor Street Archives is designed to preserve the names and memories of those who emigrated from the shores of southern Italy, at the turn of the 20th century, and their offspring who were born and raised in Taylor Street's Little Italy. Following are links to our Photo Gallery Pages. These Gallery Pages contain some photographs that have been submitted to Taylor Street Archives. Click on a link to the see the photos. Many more photos will soon be displayed in more Gallery Pages to come!
Bowen Country Club	Hull House Neighborhood	Other Photos

Bowen Country Club Click for The Bowen Country Club Story
Rosenwald Cottage mothers Click to enlarge photo BCC Directors: Mom (Ada) and Pop (Bob) Hicks 1-5% of BCC campers were of Mexican heritage...reflective of the neighborhood.. Zacetecas pool room was on Taylor and Halsted, next to Harry's Tavern. Click for Isaiah and the American dream 1950s Emily "Lady Em" Wells of the Piries (Carson, Pirie and Scott)and Bobbie Hicks Lansimgh counselors Rosenwald Mothers Click to enlarge photo Campfire. On the final night of camp, we all gathered at the Bowen Park pow wow for our final campfire. Circa 1950 Click to enlarge photo 1950s. The Tilden H.S. wrestlers with Helen and Tony Barbaro. "Jasper, if you don't boo-hoo now, you will boo-hoo tonight." 1950s. Rose Ranieri and nurse RoseAnn Altier preparing for another gentian violet cusade. Reunion Carmen Aillo, Angelo Sylvester, Richie Parelli, Greg Valleria, Phil Machoni, and Raymond Romano pose outside porch attached to Goodfellow Hall. Click to enlarge photo Click to enlarge photo Click to enlarge photo	Rosenwald cottage babies with their counselors...Tommie and Lavergne. Giving the mothers a reprieve. Click to enlarge photo Hot dog roast around the campfire Pound for pound, nobody hit a ball further than Chickie Schavone, now a retired college professor 1950s Vince Vitullo. "The depth of the gene pool that emigrated from the shores of southern Italy." 1952. Adele Scala, Frank "rags" Ragucci, Tommie Garippo, and Lavergne Washington (sitting) Rosenwald Babies Click to enlarge photo Square dancing at Bowen Country Club, Goodfellow Hall, Circa 1946. From UIC website Click to enlarge photo 1950s. Oscar Washington. "Come in, come in, come in Oscar come in..." 1940s. Hutchinson Boys dancing with Mary Smith Girls in Goodfellow Hall. Extreme right is Mario Romano. Cook-out Bucky at Goodfellow Hall Click to enlarge photo Click to enlarge photo Click to enlarge photo
Other photographs coming soon

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