Elmwood Park

by Kenneth J. Knack

Book Overview

In less than 50 years, Elmwood Park transformed itself from prairie to prosperity.

Fertile lands once home to Native Americans sprouted a development unlike any that had ever been seen in the Chicago area. The Westwood subdivision, started by John Mills just before the start of the Great Depression, resulted in the construction of over 1,500 brick bungalows in two years. A second postwar boom coincided with the Italian American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467111201
• ISBN13: 9781467111201
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"