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Article: Whites struggle to adjust in newly latino neighborhood.(Belmont Cragin)
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- The Chicago Reporter
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
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A drive down the 5700 block of West Belmont Avenue, the hub of the Northwest Side community of Belmont Cragin, is like a scene from another era. Stores such as Dom & Ksiazki Polish Bookstore, Gene's Old World Sausage Shop and Staropoiska's Restaurant dot almost every corner.
A dense commercial thoroughfare, the street is crammed with mom-and-pop storefronts proud to display their handmade signs, written in Polish and English, enticing customers with their daily specials or the week's bargain buy.
This is an immigrant community of working-class families, explained the Rev. Stephen Kanonik, who grew up in the neighborhood and is now pastor of nearby St. ...