This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fh.2ADI/5694.2 Message Board Post: I used to live both east and west of that address. Probably Dante or Blackstone Ave, near Stoney Island Ave which is 1600 east. I lived 7900 Ingelside and than 7700 EastEnd, which is 2 streets east of Stony Island. I lived there in 50& 60's. The east side of Stoney was probably still part of Grand Crossing, named for the park on 7600 S. Ingleside. In the 50's there were alot of Italians, Irish, Germans and some Jewish. East of Stoney was Jewish. My neighbor in Cicero lived on 7600th just west of Stoney Island. He was born in the 1920's. Al Forsberg was his name. He went to HIRSCH H.S. if that helps. 7700 S Drexel or Ingleside. Not sure where the closest Catholic Church was, maybe St.Francis De Paula on 78th and Ellis or Dobson. Paul Cornell elementary was on 7600 S. Drexel or Maryland. 7500 S. Stony Island was St.Connies Church, though not it's proper name. It was Greek. We were about 3 miles from the Beach (Rainbow) which we walked to daily in nice weather. Jackson Park Hospital was 7500 S. Stony Island. The Avalon Theatre, one of the most beatiful "shows" I have ever seen. It used to have live acts there before my time. It was about 1600 W. 79th St. Sears Roebuck was on 79th and Kenwood. Avalon Pizza was there also. Greenwood Ave between 76th and 79th was Italian, with the DeStephano family living there. I hung out with Sammy and Linda. The Nudo's were there also, and LaRoques, Carbone, and others. The area now is African American. I know my old house looks better now than the battleship gray of post war era. East of Stony I hear it's not the safest place to be. Believe it or not, I still know folks from my H.S. days (SouthShore) who still live there. That was 45 years ago. East of Stony was South Shore area. I lived in the only building owned by an Arab, with Germans on the 3rd floor, in the middle of a Jewish neighborhood. But everyone got along. In the 60 and 70's. CassiusClay/Mohamed Ali lived in a couple of places in the area. Lou Gerig lived on Chappell at 68th I believe. West of Stony were average homes, nice but average. East of Stony were wonderful apartments, and some very nice homes, especially on South Shore Drive by the Lake. What else can I tell you of this neighborhood? GINNY 2 vmartinez5946@aol.com