{"product_id":"my-bridgeport-paperback","title":"My Bridgeport - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn E. Aranza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My Bridgeport,\" is the newest publication by neighborhood writer John E. Aranza, the culmination of thirty years of Bridgeport articles offering a vivid look as we once were. He has witnessed a neighborhood changed from Mom and Pop grocery stores in almost every block to supermarkets. Streets with fruit peddlers on horse pulled wagons long-gone, their unrecognizable horse barns now garages. Grandmothers wearing babushkas as they walked into obscurity Savor scenes as you discover the author s Bridgeport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Aranza is a life-long writer, poet \u0026amp; resident of Chicago`s oldest and most storied neighborhoods for over 70 years. A De La Salle High School and De Paul University graduate, John has chronicled a lifetime of experiences and sensitivities to the little village atmosphere he keenly sensed and sought out . His focus especially on the overlooked, forgotten histories of the unheralded among us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737200726079,"sku":"9780615677132","price":32.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2b89e72ac325446e6c8c5d7a78cbc8d8.webp?v=1765149156","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/my-bridgeport-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}