tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post3890284694679106187..comments2024-03-28T08:43:22.385-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Ping Tom Park part of a growing ChinatownNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-6207633735877899402019-09-07T03:07:18.896-05:002019-09-07T03:07:18.896-05:00My mother lived past 90, and spent the first third...My mother lived past 90, and spent the first third of her life on the West Side. That term was common in the Thirties and Forties, but to her dying day, she always insisted folks were actually saying "chew him down" instead of "Jew"--when life's so tough that you need to play games in your own head in order to get by, you do whatchoo gotta do.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-77095450141547824162019-09-06T14:42:28.810-05:002019-09-06T14:42:28.810-05:00I worked with an African-American lawyer in the 90...I worked with an African-American lawyer in the 90s. She was talking about something she bought at a flea market and said how she was able to Jew him down on the price. She was/is a terrific person, so I was just floored when she said that. Didn't realize it was common. Shari P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02844720465680592417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89796002012873887252019-09-06T11:26:19.348-05:002019-09-06T11:26:19.348-05:00As recently as the Eighties, African-Americans in ...As recently as the Eighties, African-Americans in Chicago were still calling the open-air market on Maxwell Street "Jew Town"...at least until it was wiped away by by the expanding University of Illinois at Chicago. <br /><br />When someone was complimented about a particularly stylish outfit, and asked about where it could be obtained, the answer was almost always: "Over in Jew Town." <br /><br />At first I would wince when I heard that term...all my grandparents lived there as immigrants. It was completely new to me..but eventually, I shrugged and got used to hearing it--something you learn to do early and often when you're living in Chicago.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-20232285899131647032019-09-06T09:44:32.767-05:002019-09-06T09:44:32.767-05:00Fascinating stuff. I never knew Chicago's Chin...Fascinating stuff. I never knew Chicago's Chinatown was so vital, and so cohesive, especially compared to the more famous ones in New York and San Francisco.<br /><br />I did know about the U of I and other local schools welcoming Chinese students because of the tuition thing. We may not have the attractions of other cities, but that's at least one thing we can offer to rich Chinese. (Of which there are a lot. According to some accounts I've read, China has even more income inequality than the U.S. Mao must be rolling over in his mausoleum.)Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-72820751390090038202019-09-06T03:14:34.025-05:002019-09-06T03:14:34.025-05:00Chinatown got expansion space when the Santa Fe co...Chinatown got expansion space when the Santa Fe coach yard was turned into housing & shopping.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.com