Catrambone Family Memorial Park, 1997.

  • Collection ID 2002.0036
  • Title Catrambone Family Memorial Park [videorecording].
  • Dates 1997.
  • Physical description 1 videotape (VHS).
  • Access and usage restrictions In order to view an original videotape, a research copy must be made.
  • Collection summary Videotape of construction, dedication, and press coverage of the Catrambone Family Memorial Park, at 2125 West Polk Street (at Polk and Bowler streets) in the Near West Side Community Area, built by the family during the spring 1997 and dedicated 1997 May 31. Present at the dedication ceremony were the descendants of four Catrambone brothers and one cousin, Italian immigrants who settled in the Near West Side neighborhood in 1912; Illinois Attorney General James Ryan; 25th Ward Alderman Daniel Solis; and numerous friends and neighbors. Speeches by the Catrambone family, which has largely remained in the Near West Side neighborhood, explain their family history and relationship to the development of the community. Their park is dedicated to the memory of the five Catrambones who immigrated to Chicago from Italy in 1912 but also to the memory of all immigrants and all they have brought to Chicago.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Kathy Catrambone (2002.0036) for inclusion in the exhibition, "Rooting, Uprooting: the West Side."
  • Names
    • Catrambone family.
    • 2125 West Polk Street (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Catrambone family.
  • Subjects
    • Italian Americans Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Parks Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Catrambone Family Memorial Park (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1990-1999.
    • Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Genre Videocassettes. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.