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Picture of the Day: Kenilworth, IL
A beautiful neo gothic home has gone up for sale in Kenilworth, Illinois, for $2.2 Million, and it’s making waves on social media due to its similarity to a certain Crown Heights landmark.
ironic!
When I was growing up, before civil rights laws, Kenilworth, along with a number of suburbs and parts of Chicago, wouldn’t let Jews buy, rent, or work there.
There was a sign at the beginning of a Chicago neighborhood not 10 minutes drive from my home, that read “Welcome to Saganaush. No Negros, Jews, or dogs allowed”.
How do I remember it so clearly?
The sign wasn’t ever taken down until it fell apart with age a few short years ago.