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10 years ago

jvonfurst

1. Re: fiction films shot on location in Chicago

Essanay studios did silent films: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essanay_Studios 1345 W. Argyle St
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10 years ago

jvonfurst

2. Re: anti-German street renaming

Thanks for that lead. Googling that I found: http://www.newberry.org/german-street-name-changes-bucktown-part-i I guess the street was Hamburg that turned into Shakespeare.
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10 years ago

jvonfurst

3. anti-German street renaming

My mother who grew up in German Old Town, told me a story about a frenzy of street renaming that happened during WWI. Any streets with German names were renamed and anglicized. She said she went to sleep on Werner street and work up on Shakespeare St. Anyone know if there is any truth to this?
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