The Resident
Pulllman group spotlights resident who fought off city bulldozers
A Pullman group opened up the home of Italian immigrant Americo L. Lisciotto, who led an effort to keep Chicago's Pullman neighborhood from being bulldozed as part of a 1960s industrial redevelopment project.
Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood likely would look much different if not for the efforts of Americo L. Lisciotto, a draftsman who lived on Champlain Avenue.
The Italian immigrant was behind an effort to save part of the neighborhood from demolition as ... [5710 chars]