South Shore Days 1940's & '50's

by Gerald Lewis

This is a personal memoir of good times in Chicago back in the days when candy bars and White Castles cost a mere 5 cents. Chicago is a "city of neighborhoods," whether you are talking about Chinatown, Canaryville, Bridgeport, Beverly, South Chicago, Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Woodlawn or Englewood. This story takes place in the old South Shore neighborhood nestled on Lake Michigan between Jackson Park to the north and the booming steel mills to the south. My cousin, Dr. Bruce Hannon of the University of Illinois, used to say, "Good people make a good place good" and South Shore was one of those places...

302 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Marge]

I absolutely loved this book! Although it is more my older brother's era I loved reading about the area the way it was for them.

It is a must read if you want to go down memory lane!