By Vince Romano
September 2006
“History should include the stories of those who lived it.” - Lisa Lee, Director of the Hull House Museum. “You talk the talk, but do you walk the walk?” -Full Metal Jacket.
“If our generation doesn’t act now, and act boldly, to preserve and remember and disseminate the Italian American past, it will die.” -Dominic Candeloro, noted historian and writer. Read more…
By Matt Piechalak: UIC Chicago Flame
September 25, 2006
Slicing through the heart of UIC ‘s east campus is Taylor Street. Yet, few remaining residents still refer to this heart as the place once proudly called ‘Little Italy. ‘ Today, an effort is underway to preserve the memories of this once Italian-American neighborhood with the introduction of the Taylor Street Archives. Read more…
By Vince Romano
November 4, 2004
In 1912, Jane Addams and Mrs. Louse DeKoven Bowen purchased the 72 acre site on the north end of Waukegan, IL, to add to the recently completed13 building Hull House complex on Chicago’s near-west side. Jane Addams, who had become one of the premier sociologist of her day, recognized the potential of a summer camp that could provide a change of environment for the inner-city slum dwellers who made up ‘The Hull House Neighborhood.”