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IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK
Joseph Slajchert’s house offers a glimpse of how Chicago neighborhoods changed as cars replaced horse-drawn travel, the Tribune reports.
- A historic Chicago workers cottage on Emerald Avenue has been sold to Carlos Loyo-Albino, reflecting the city's shift from the horse-and-buggy era to automobiles.
- Joseph Slajchert purchased the property when automobiles were replacing horse-drawn carriages, and the house became a vital way station for arriving Croatian immigrants seeking community.
- Stanley and Antoinette Sorich raised 6 children within the 5-bedroom cottage, where the small kitchen served as the heart of frequent family gatherings and meals.
- Following the death of family matriarch Antoinette 'Toni' Sorich last summer, relatives decided to sell the property while processing decades of memories and preparing the home for transfer.
- Loyo-Albino intends to preserve the cottage's historical integrity, noting that owning the property feels like 'owning a piece of history' for future generations.
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