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From: "Dianna Saracco-Farish" <>
Subject: Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] Saloons in Cook County
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:50:25 -0500
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hi Thanks for posting the names of theses books!
Being from Chicago and having deep roots, this sounds like interesting
reading!

Dianna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Kush" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] Saloons in Cook County


> Hi Chuck:
>
> This won't be specific to your grandfather, but for a little insight into
> what his business might have been like, try this excellent book:
>
> The Saloon: Public drinking in Chicago and Boston 1880 to 1920, by Perry
> Duis. University of Illinois Press 1983
>
> Duis also wrote "Challenging Chicago," a must-read for anyone whose
> ancestors lived in Chicago in the 19th century.
>
> I imagine both are widely available. I got them from the Boston public
> library.
>
> Best wishes,
> Linda in Boston
>
> --- On Thu, 2/26/09, charles tintera <> wrote:
> From: charles tintera <>
> Subject: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] Saloons in Cook County
> To:
> Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 11:29 PM
>
> My Grandfather, father's side, owned or ran a saloon on the east side of
> Cicero before prohibition. I have the address and Google Maps,
> Street-view,
> shows the building still there though derelict.
>
>
>
> Are there any records pertaining to saloons? Liquor licenses? Tax records?
> Could they be a source of information?
>
>
>
> TIA
>
> cvt
>
>
>
>
>
> Charles "Chuck" Tintera
>
>
>
>
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