“ How could
anyone step into a fast food joint when we live in a city that has Lem’s barbecue
rib tips, Kurowski’s kielbasa, Manny’s matzo ball soup, and Lindy’s chili
within reach? You can’t even compare the products and services of the
businesses featured in this book with those of mass retailers, either: Just try
putting an Optimo hat on your head—you’ll ooze with elegance. Burn a beeswax lambathe
from Athenian Candle and watch it glow longer than any candle you’ve ever
lit. Bite into an Andersonville coffeecake from the Swedish Bakery—and you’ll
have a hard time returning to the artificial ingredient–laden cakes found at most
grocers…Chicago just wouldn’t be Chicago without these historic, one-of- a-kind
places, and the people that run them from behind the scenes with nothing but
love, hard work, and pride.”
Discovering Vintage Chicago
A Guide to the City’s Timeless Shops, Bars, Delis
& More
Releasing
May 7, 2015 by Globe Pequot Press, the trade division of Rowman &
Littlefield, Discovering Vintage Chicago is a guide to all of the city’s timeless classic spots that take you
back in time. The book spotlights the charming stories that tell you what each
place is like now and how it got that way. It includes indexes that let you
choose the places you want to visit by neighborhood, by category,
and—naturally—by era.
Discovering Vintage
Chicago takes you to classic
restaurants, shops, and other establishments that still thrive today and evoke
the unique character of the city. They’re all still around—but they won’t be
around forever. Start reading, and start your discovering now!
About the author
About the author
Amy Bizzarri
is an extreme Chicago history buff and freelance writer who also covers travel
for the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau. She resides in a vintage 1910
home in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. Read her blog at
DiscoveringVintageChicago.com.
Globe
Pequot Press | An Imprint of Rowman
& Littlefield
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by National Book Network |
1-800-462-6420
Discovering
Vintage Chiccago: A Guide to the City’s Timeless Shops, Bars, Delis &
More
by Amy Bizzarri
by Amy Bizzarri
May, 2015
9781493001545
• $16.95, paperback
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