Antonio Pasin Way
Linda Zabors
Antonio Pasin was the inventor of the American classic little red wagon childrens toy known as the Radio Flyer. Antonio had emigrated from Italy in 1914 and by 1917 had setup his own design shop in Chicago. His first wagons were made from wood; by 1933 he was building his wagons from steel and promoted and sold them at the 1933-34 World Fair in Chicago. He named his wagon after the two popular inventions of the day - radios and airplanes; hence, Radio Flyer.
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Honorary Antonio Pasin Way
West Fullerton and Grand Avenues between Natchez Avenue and Normandy Avenue
Approved: September 2019
Ward: 29
Alderman: Taliaferro
Neighborhood: Montclare
b. 1897. Bessano, Italy
d. 1990 Age 93. River Forest, IL
Near
Radio Steel and Manufacturing Co. Headquarters
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-07-08-9002250622-story.html