The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook

Part of Belt's Neighborhood Guidebook Series, The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook is an intimate exploration of the Windy City's history and identity. "Required reading"--The Chicago TribuneOfficially, Chicago has 77 neighborhoods. Unofficially, though, that number's closer to 200. But what does that mean for the people who actually call Chicago home? In an eclectic collection of essays, poems, photos, and visual art, The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook aims to explore the city's overlooked corners. Edited by Martha Bayne, and with help from the Read/Write Library, the book builds on 2017's critically acclaimed Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology. Here, you'll find compelling stories from all over the city: What one pizzeria meant to a boy growing up in Ashburn The South Shore's beauty and pain The best borscht in Ukranian Village The alleys of the Gold Coast Rogers Park's ever-shifting identity. This lyrical and subjective guide to Chicago features work by Megan Stielstra, Audrey Petty,