Chicago's Maxwell Street

by Chicago Historical Society, Laura Kamedulski, Lori Grove, et al.

Book Overview

Maxwell Street is one of Chicago's oldest, distinct landmarks where a melting pot of nationalities lived. Home to the famous to the Maxwell Street Market, a hub of innovation, where where anything from eggs to shoelaces was sold.

The story of Maxwell street and its market is the story of immigrants and their children, generations of working class people who contributed to the advancement of our nation. The famous area became the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738520292
• ISBN13: 9780738520292
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.4"