Opposite the Old Campus, on Chapel Street, in New Haven, Connecticut: from when the glaciers melted, stewarded by the Quinnipiac people; in 1614, charted by a Dutch explorer; in 1638, colonized by Puritans; before, during, and after the American Revolution, home of the Founding Father, Roger Sherman, his wife Rebekah, their fifteen children, and the Sherman family store; in 1860, Gaius F. Warner's Italianate villa, by Henry Austin; in 1880, Carll's Opera House; in 1884, the Republican League; in 1887, the Hyperion; in 1903, the Union League Club, by Richard Williams; in 1926, the Roger Sherman Theater; beginning in 1977, a tradition of French fine dining, which continues today. While the Roger Sherman house is no longer standing, it holds up all right.
Pilsen: A Blending of Czech and Mexican American Communities, by the Neighborhood Service Association of Chicago
“Hello, Boys and Girls!” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1950.
“‘Cover of youth storybook and guide to neighborhood. Presents Pilsen as blending of Czech and Mexican American Communities.‘ The second sentence of the description from the above image titled, “Hello, Boys and Girls!” fully sets the stage for what follows. These images are courtesy of the Seven Settlement Houses-Database of Photos (University of Illinois at Chicago), University of Illinois at Chicago Library Special Collections and University Archives.”
“Street scene with scattered cars and pedestrians, mounted on cover of Howell House scrapbook.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1900
“Street scene during a parade, several horse-drawn vehicles passing crowds of onlookers.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1915
“Parade float with queen and court proceeding through crowd of onlookers on street.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1915
“Girls holding knitting projects.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1916
“Two girls posing in doorway.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1920
“Group of small children in party hats gathering on street with teachers rounding them up.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1920
“Large group of children posing outside Howell Neighborhood House during daily vacation bible school.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., July 23, 1920
“Exterior shot of rooftops with Howell House building in background.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1920
“Young girls dancing on stage in costumes.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1930
“Woman standing outdoors on rooftop of Howell House building.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1930
“Neighborhood rooftops.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1930
“Performers cast in Katcha and the Devil in the Golden Spinning wheel posing onstage.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1933
“Woman overlooking several babies in baskets.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1935
“Exterior shot of rooftop buildings in Howell House neighborhood.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1940
“Corner of one building with windows.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1940
“Little boy in cap standing with woman wearing shawl near outdoor steps.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1940
“Children posing outside of a building with a teacher.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1940
“Group of teenagers posing.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1950
“Group of young adults smoking outside Bethlehem Center.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1950
“Teenagers gathering outside of Howell House, some on bicycles.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1950
“Group of teenage boys hanging out at Bethlehem House.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1950
“Teenagers playing piano at Bethlehem House.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1950
“King and Queen Patsy of Valentine Dance posing in gymnasium.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1955
“Two girls feeding chickens.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1955
“Playground in southwest central community.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1955
“Children playing in and near sandbox at Southwest Community Council Playground #1.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1955
“Children playing on slide.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1955
“Boys playing baseball in playground.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1955
“Boys with sports equipment.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1955
“Bethlehem Center building.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1955
“Los Posadas: Child sitting on Santa’s lap while young boy in blue suit stands next to them.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1958
“Group of well-dressed teenage boys posing.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1958
“Painting of garbage cans. Alley [in] back of Blackies [on] Loomis St.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1958
“People dancing in the street to a band during block party.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1959
“Man performing with robot on stage, probably at a talent show.” -Photo by Jugofoto Beograd, Yugoslavia, c. 1959
“Boy looking at horse in barn.” -Woodstock, IL., c. 1960
“Boys playing catch in alley.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“An exterior shot of the Bethlehem Center in 1959. The three story red-bricked building was founded in 1884 as a settlement house for the immigrants of Chicago’s 1831 S. Racine, Lower West Side, Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois, USA neighborhood.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“Basketball team posing on court.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“Room with tables, piano, and saxophone.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“A man in a suit wearing an illegible nametag stands before a microphone and addresses a group. Three other men stand in the background, and part of the seated audience is visible.” -Photo by Manuel Rico, Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“Two boys standing with jukebox.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“A crowd of young people and adults sitting behind a table in a library. Some of the subjects are wearing name tags for an ‘Annual Youth Conference.’ A clergyman is sitting in the back row.” -Photo by Ed Harnold, Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“Women selling tostadas to children in community center.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“Cook chopping roasted meat.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“Adults and teenagers serving dinner.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“A group of women in community center kitchen.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“Four well-dressed women posing with coffee service and desserts.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1960
“The summer staff at the Bethlehem Center posing on stairs leading up to building doors, presumably the center’s back door.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1963
“Audience watching band performing.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1965
“Children enter Bethlehem Center.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1965
“Young African American boy sitting and looking down at a camera in his lap with furrowed brow.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1965
“Reenactment of nativity scene by costumed actors.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1969
“Children and adults watching a music performance.” -Pilsen, Chicago, IL., c. 1969
-Images are courtesy of the Seven Settlement Houses-Database of Photos (University of Illinois at Chicago), University of Illinois at Chicago Library Special Collections and University Archives. For the full selection of photos, please visit Explore Chicago Collections:https://explore.chicagocollections.org/
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