Found this on the Explore Chicago web site. http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/supporting_narrative/events___special_events/special_events/tourism/neighborhood_ebook.html
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Getting close to St. Pat's day. Look for Green River to start appearing here and there. And Kchi, I too remember the wax papered sandwiches mom used to make. We got milk in a glass container with a cardboard pull off cap. Ate lunch at our desk. No cafeterias in the Catholic schools I went to. My kids - same. I believe we spent more time outside running around and doing other stuff than
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Thanks WayOutWardell. This database is worth having on one's bookshelf.
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My brother was born there in 1946, the same year Frank Lewis gave Loyola a building. My brother graduated from Loyola University, coincidentally, some years later.
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Need help with an address. Maybe it's wrong. Maybe not. I found a reference to a Chicago tannery named Liberty Rawhide. Looks like they merged with two Massachusetts companies that made banjos and drums back in the 20s. Their address was listed as 1431-5 W. Austin. That means there was a street named Austin that ran east and west. The Austin I know runs north and south and is more than a
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Chicago's History timeline: (DePaul University Center for Urban Education) John Miller built the first Chicago tannery in 1831. City population - 150 More tannery mentions here: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/731.html http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/300047.html
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Yesterday, my wife and I went to Goose Island for a sampling of food for our daughter's upcoming wedding. The building we were in was rather old and as I gawked around I asked about its history. Answer: it was a tannery years ago. My curiosity got the better of me and I've since learned there were dozens of tanneries located in what was called the tannery district along Chicago River's north
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kgamb, Thanks for the Tap Root Pub article link and welcome to FC. Lots of nice (and well informed) people here. Read through the excellent articles in the "Features" section found on the main FC page. This will further place your marriage in jeopardy. ;-) When the weather turns, the FC walking tours are well worth it.
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tseals Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don't forget the Tap Root on Willow. If it's the same place.... I remember the "Save the Tap Root Pub" bumper stickers campaign. Didn't work.
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Welcome to FC and thanks for the info Lampwizard.
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Kchi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've found a website for Trainfest in Milwaukee. > They claim to have the largest operating model > railroad show in Nov. > > http://www.trainfest.com/ > > Has anybody been to this event? Is it worth the > ride? My son and I went to this event a few times when he was younger. If you like
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The style of the Metropole looks, to me, very similar to the Lakota Hotel which later became the Lewis Memorial hospital. Thread on this subject: http://forgottenchicago.com/forum/5/3593 Further reading showed that Clinton J. Warren was the architect for both buildings.
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My mom used Linco too. Another stirred up memory. http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-linco-bleach-glass-bottle-amber-color-w http://www.trademarkia.com/linco-bleach-72304609.html
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Nice article. Thanks for the link.
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I think the *why* was to honor Fr. Damen. To cite another more recent example, Martin Luther King Drive. As to the German sounding street name because of WW I feelings, the street was renamed in 1927, well after WW I.
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I don't think Robey changing to Damen was related to Brennen's work. The street name was changed to honor Father Damen, the priest who founded St. Ignatius. Here's an article on the subject: http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20091231.php
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bwalsh Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sounds good, daveg - I will definitely keep it in > mind for April and hopefully will be able to make > it then. I should dig through my pictures as I > have some from when the Hale school was on the > Midway airport grounds. Both my parents worked at > Hale, in fact that's where they met. The Hale
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http://www.wciu.com/community.php?section=now.chi&assets=videos&assetID=10004271 FC's editor, Jacob Kaplan talking about the Dunning area on WCIU. There are 3 segments. Jacob is featured in the second. Ralph Frese, Chicago's "Mister canoe" is featured in the first segment. Well worth the watch.
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Here's a great photo of the sign: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mss2400/5358611904/in/pool-898567@N25
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Great presentation last night. Room was SRO. Learned a lot of new stuff about the Garfield Ridge area. Midway Airport and a golf course? Yep. An interurban line to Starved Rock? Yep. Big John Wentworth. Quite a land owner. A gated community? Yep. Named Barlett Mud Lake. Yes it was muddy. There really is a summit in Summit and a ridge in Garfield. Kudos to "bowler&
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Thanks for the link StrayKitten. Nice write up on the history of the Boston Store.
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Just a reminder for those interested. Today's the day. Hope to meet some FC people there.
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I could be wrong but I don't think Chicago has a lock on corruption. I suspect the bigger the city, the bigger the problem. Unfortunately, corruption has probably been with us since the days of Cain and Abel.
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Jim Moran -- the Courtesy Man.
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Found postcard photos of the Coliseum mentioned in the OP. Hard to miss the prison motif. http://chicagopc.info/entertainment_coliseum.htm
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Looks like the Clover Club moved north. http://www.glassbottlesoda.org/bottlers/cloverclub.shtml
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I also agree with davey7 along with the points made by b.a. hoarder, but I wonder if the airport could have been closed in a less dramatic fashion.
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Thanks for this notice bowler. Will try to be there, weather permitting.
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My daughter gave me a book for my birthday titled "Forgotten Chicago". It's an Arcadia Publication which many are familiar with here. Not finished with it just yet but here's a sample of what I've learned. The long gone Coliseum on 14th and Wabash was partly built from material obtained from the Civil War Confederate Libby Prison which housed 50,00 Union soldiers during the war year
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That's it - Clover Club. Thanks b.a.hoarder
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