Rogers Park bears the name of Philip McGregor Rogers, an intrepid and enterprising Irish immigrant who purchased the first tract of land in the area in the 1830s, a time when it was prairie and woodland, populated by Native Americans and white birch trees. As the federal government forced the Native Americans west, European immigrants arrived in greater numbers, forming a community of woodcutters and farmers. The Great Chicago Fire ushered in an era of economic development, and in 1878, Rogers Park incorporated as a village. In 1893, the town was annexed to Chicago, becoming the city’s northernmost neighborhood along Lake Michigan. During the Roaring Twenties, Howard Street’s grand theaters, jumping nightclubs, and glitzy fashion shops drew adventure seekers by the thousands. The onset of the Depression saw the rise of an art deco skyscraper housing Mundelein College for women. In the coming decades, local movers and shakers made great strides in social justice and racial equality. Today Rogers Park is one of the most ethnically and socially diverse neighborhoods in the country.
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Jacque Day Archer is a producer, journalist, editor, award-winning writer, and current resident of Rogers Park. She is museum director for the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society. Jamie Wirsbinski Santoro is a social and cultural ethnographer and award-winning writer. She has lived in Rogers Park for more than two decades.
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Amidst the overlapping content of countless volumes on Chicago history, the same stories are told time and again (Miss O'Leary's cow, etc.). The more tangible and more personal history of Chicago is often lost in the shuffle. In many ways, this mostly pictorial history of Rogers Park captures the essence of Chicago better than these books; the narrative zooms in on both exceptional and ordinary people- including descriptions of two Olympians, as well as a before and after photo of a corner shopkeeper over fifty years. In other ways, this book portrays a neighborhood distinct from any other- the "vibrant sense of community, rare among urban neighborhoods"; I'm convinced that "for those who see wealth in diversity, Rogers Park remains the richest neighborhood in Chicago."
Despite the restrictive narrative format of the Arcadia Publishing series, the authors show a bit of literary flair (alluding to Bukowski's love of women's legs beneath a photo of a miss America pageant) and social consciousness (highlighting the loss of affordable housing as the neighborhood gentrifies), while telling key stories that reflect the history of America (the Loyola basketball team's defiance of race quotas, leading to a championship). Not sure where the credit goes between Archer, Santoro, and the Rogers Park Historical Society, but such a deep collection of local stories and photos is not easy to come by. My hope is that Arcadia Publishing reaches more Chicago neighborhoods before their stories are lost forever.
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I purchased copies of "Rogers Park" for my husband and his brother. Having grown up in Rogers Park they could not put their books down. My husband remembered many of the buildings depicted in the book. He had so many stories to tell, many of which he had long forgotten. I saw him reliving his childhood! The book seems to be right on! They really enjoyed reading it and are showing it to anyone who seems interested. I would highly recommend as a gift to someone from that area of the country.
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i was born and raised in Rogers park along the beeches and gardens of a fascinating part of Chicago.
i loved this book and its history of an extremely important part of Chicago History.
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Rogers Park, Clark Street, Loyola University, African American, Rogers Avenue, Sheridan Road, World War, Courtesy of Mundelein College Records, United States, West Ridge, Lunt Avenue, Ravenswood Avenue, Courtesy of Library of Congress, Dan Dooley, Devon Avenue, Michael James, Civil War, Granada Theater, Great Depression, Sam Leone, Ashland Avenue, Courtesy of Chicago History Museum, Courtesy of Chicago Transit Authority, Heartland Café, Jules Gershon New!
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Rogers Park, Clark Street, Loyola University, African American, Rogers Avenue, Sheridan Road, World War, Courtesy of Mundelein College Records, United States, West Ridge, Lunt Avenue, Ravenswood Avenue, Courtesy of Library of Congress, Dan Dooley, Devon Avenue, Michael James, Civil War, Granada Theater, Great Depression, Sam Leone, Ashland Avenue, Courtesy of Chicago History Museum, Courtesy of Chicago Transit Authority, Heartland Café, Jules Gershon New!
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- Native America (Color & Learn) by Kathy Rogers in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 11
- The Mississippi River (Rivers of North America) by Jen Green on page 11
- Rosa Parks (People We Should Know) by Jonatha A. Brown on page 104
- Hall of Fame by Morgan E. Hughes on page 46
- Wynken Blynken And Nod by Eugene W. Field on page 38
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