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The History of the Chicago Water Tower - One of Six Structures That Survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

“Never witnessed a sight so terrible”

At 2:42PM on December 1, 1958 on the sixth floor of Chicago’s City Hall, William Bingham, the senior alarm operator within the Chicago Fire Alarm Office took a phone call from recto…

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN BLVD – AERIAL – LOOKING SOUTH – DRAMATIC PERSPECTIVE – c1930

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An in-depth look at H.H. Holmes, his murder castle, and his victim(s).

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The 10 oldest restaurants in Chicago

And the oldest restaurant in Chicago is... wait, seriously? It's THAT old?

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Remembering Maxwell Street

In the shadow of the Loop's skyscrapers, there once was an open-air bazaar with sights, sounds and smells that seemed magically transported across time and space from some Old World village. The Maxwell Street market -- its principal thoroughfare was just south of Roosevelt Road on either side of Halsted Street -- was the ancestor of today's suburban flea markets. "There is the sharp odor of garlic, sizzling redhots, spoiling fruit, aging cheese, and the strong suspect smell of pickled…

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Old Chicago Photographs

Here's some old pics of Chicago to start out this thread. Hopefully people can dig up some classic pics! Courtesy of the CHS:

Beautiful Vintage Photos of Chicago in the 1950s by Mildred Mead

Mildred Mead, born in 1910, was a professional photographer, both freelance and by contract. During the 1950s, she captured the everyday lif...

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The Lions of Michigan Avenue | The Art Institute of Chicago

With our beloved lions being conserved off-site, we're brought back this 2018 article about their creation and creator, Edward Kemeys. Expect to see both lions back home and looking as handsome as ever by the end of July.

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The History of the Chicago Water Tower - One of Six Structures That Survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

“Never witnessed a sight so terrible”

At 2:42PM on December 1, 1958 on the sixth floor of Chicago’s City Hall, William Bingham, the senior alarm operator within the Chicago Fire Alarm Office took a phone call from recto…

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN BLVD – AERIAL – LOOKING SOUTH – DRAMATIC PERSPECTIVE – c1930

Visit the post for more.

An in-depth look at H.H. Holmes, his murder castle, and his victim(s).

The 10 oldest restaurants in Chicago

And the oldest restaurant in Chicago is... wait, seriously? It's THAT old?

Remembering Maxwell Street

Old Chicago Photographs

Here's some old pics of Chicago to start out this thread. Hopefully people can dig up some classic pics! Courtesy of the CHS:

Beautiful Vintage Photos of Chicago in the 1950s by Mildred Mead

Mildred Mead, born in 1910, was a professional photographer, both freelance and by contract. During the 1950s, she captured the everyday lif...

The Lions of Michigan Avenue | The Art Institute of Chicago

With our beloved lions being conserved off-site, we're brought back this 2018 article about their creation and creator, Edward Kemeys. Expect to see both lions back home and looking as handsome as ever by the end of July.

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