Name: Al's Italian Beef
Address: 1022 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, US

The story

Italian immigrants invented the Italian beef sandwich during the Depression when meat was scarce, slicing it thin to stretch portions at family weddings.

Everything that was here

1938–present · still open
Al's Italian BeefRestaurant
Italian immigrants invented the Italian beef sandwich during the Depression when meat was scarce, slicing it thin to stretch portions at family weddings.
See the map in 1939 →
1908–present · still open
Ferrara BakeryRestaurant
A 16-year-old Italian immigrant founded this bakery and later invented Red Hots candy, spawning what became one of America's largest candy companies.
See the map in 1909 →
1904–present · still open
Scafuri BakeryRestaurant
Chicago's oldest family-owned Italian bakery was founded by a Calabrian immigrant who gave away bread to struggling families during the Great Depression.
See the map in 1905 →
1921–1925
Genna Brothers Warehousewarehouse
Genna Brothers' headquarters in Little Italy after taking control from D'Andrea in 1921. Disguised as olive oil/cheese import business. Police from Maxwell Street lined up here for payoffs. Gennas were Capone allies…
See the map in 1922 →