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Chicago Portrait Company was founded in 1893 and located 509 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Info from visitors: My...

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Here are a few remembrances and notes: In early 1968 I lived in the neighborhood now known as "Wrigleyville" and learned,...

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Most people believe that the name Chicago came from Indian tribes meaning 'skunk' or 'wild onion' but there are also historians...

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History of Chicago Housing Authority The history of (CHA)is poverty. It was a terrible idea to put all of those low-income...

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The Latin Kings have a huge effect on the Humbolt Park area. Even bigger than most people would like to believe. The fact that...

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The Marquette Ten were Marquette district CPD officers convicted in 1982 of taking bribes from drug dealers. The affair is...

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On a map of the Chicago World's Fair, 1933/1934 Century of Progress, the following Illinois Central Stations are shown: 18th...

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According to Irv Kupcinet, in his book, Kup's Chicago, (publish date 1962 [out of print]), Louella Parsons wrote scenarios for...

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$12 in Almost Uncirculated, $24 in uncirculated MS-60, and over $700 in MS-65.

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Check out the website Allthingscruise.com they have info on most every cruise line I've ever heard of. Worth looking there!

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Several years ago Gay Chicago Magazine (Aug 10 1995) did an article on Boys Town history. I saved this article and will share a...

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I believe th Chicago Park Police was absorbed into the CDP in 1957.My father was a Park Policeman from 1931. He retired from the...

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My grandmother danced there in the mid-40's, with Tony Martin, the singer. I can't find any detailed info as of yet. She was also...

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Check out the Cook County, Illinois GenWeb site. Lots of great ideas for sources of information there. The Newberry...

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One of Chicago�s famous buildings is the Auditorium Building. � Designed by the famous architects/engineer: Dankmar Adler...

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Many. Back at the turn of the century many Europeans immigrated to Chicago. Mostly Italians and Irish at the time. But not to...

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Historically, due to the lack of jobs in Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries, Latinos have migrated to the US in...

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I recently heard about a book: It is called Wicker Park from 1673 thru 1929 and Walking Tour Guide by Elaine A. Coorens. ...

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My friends and I skated there every Friday night, then went straight into the "Park" and went on rides until closing time, around...

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The Ravenswood Lakeview Historical Society is part of the Sulzer Regional Library of the Chicago Public Library System. Check out...

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The Morrison Hotel, the "Hotel of Perfect Service," was a premier Chicago hotel by the 1920s. Located in the center of the city...

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I am not a real OLD TIMER but I did live in a three flat on Lincoln Highway in Chicago Heights about 1954 to 1956 when I was just...

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I believe this [Cafe Idrott, not Cafe Edrit] is the correct spelling; I have an old ad book from a Swedish fraternal society at...

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I don't know about the "old" Kenwood, but Kenwood Academy High School, a Chicago Public School, is located at 5015 S. Blackstone...

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Timewarp, If your token was made before 1909, when the new Chicago street address system was adopted, the 172-176 N. Clark...

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The intersection of Carroll and Des Plaines Streets, where Northwestern House was located, no longer exists on my 2001 map. The...

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Have you contacted the Newberry Library in Chicago? http://www.newberry.org/nl/newberryhome.html The reference librarian's...

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William Skakel rented the entire building at 122, 124 South Clark Street for $708.33 and 1/3 per month from the Lansing,...

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Yes littlefield ranch is in business and has had a peak year. www.littlefieldranch.com. From the website, it states: =...

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Rowe Brothers were J. Leslie Rowe and Arthur or Alfred Rowe. J. Leslie owned Blake and Ham Jewelry Store in Frankfort, Indiana. ...

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Somewhere in Chicago, it seems. Check this link for info on Ms Hamilton....

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In the book "Chicago and Cook County Sources: A Genealogical and Historical Guide" by Loretto Dennis Szucs (publish date 1986),...

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You do. Check with the Secretary of State, who monitors and licenses vehicle dealers. See the link to the right for the...

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That of course was the slang term used by many to describe the area and I am sure it was not an official designation. The...

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The Chicago Tribune Tower was built in the 1920s. The old Tribune Building was located on the southeast corner of Dearborn and...

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Frances, I don't know if there is a connection with Margaret Dyer and a Charles Volney Dyer but this may perhaps be of some...

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I do believe this company still exists in the Chicago suburbs. The Chicago Plant on Cicero near Division moved sometime in the...

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I don't know much about the history, but I can tell you that it's a single word: Budlong On the northwest side of...

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Most likely would have used Calvery, Evanston, Illinois, or Mt. Olivet, Worth, Illinois. I would try Mt. Olivet on 111th...

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The Chicago Guernsey Farm was located on Garfield Road in Hinsdale, IL. My father worked there as a dairy man in the mid-twenties...

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It was not a candy store it made punching bags of your face for sumo restlers

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The Deering Works was the Deering Reaper Works. It manufactured farm-harvesting machinery and was founded by William Dearing in...

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You can search on the address at http://www.cookcountyassessor.com/search/search.asp. Click on the camera icon for a...

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My grandfather's name was Peisach Brichke. My grandmother was Ida Brichke. As far as my 80 year old father knows, they always...

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Try going to the Illinois Regional Archives Depository site: Archives enter in your surname, and send away for old documents,...

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According to H. Mayer & R. Wade, in their book -- Chicago, Growth of a Metropolis, page 177 -- the City of Lake View's annexation...

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Yes. But probably not with intentions of hurting your grandmother unless they were probably worried of getting caught in some...

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Gary, The following was taken from the book Chicago: Pictorial and Biographical, Volume II, published in 1912: Perkins...

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AL CAPONE. Gangster who was involved in prohibition.

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The site of the old Kenwood School for Girls is now occupied by the campus of the Kenwood Academy and the Canter Middle School,...

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Chicago was nicknamed the Windy City not for the wind but for the politicians and city boosters who were full of "hot...

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Go to www.chicagolandbeerhistory.com for more info. George Joseph Cooke was my grandfather, but I know little about the...

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STUPID QUESTION EVER!!!!!!DUH!!LOOK IN AN ENCYCLOPEDIA!!!!

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This was a small dairy on the northwest side of Chicago. The deliveries were made by horse & buggy. My mother remembers them...

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ramsey lewis dave brubeck stan kenton theolonius monk You would be hard pressed to find anyone who did not play...

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You can search on the address at http://www.cookcountyassessor.com/search/search.asp. Click on the camera icon for a...

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From an article about Mayor Harold Washington, at Black Chicago Ralph Metcalf, he was one of the Silent Six, and had been...

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I don't know the answer but I am looking for the Lakeside Foundry in Chicago ILL that made my atique blue enamel parlor stove it...

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A Google search with the words, "Garden City Brewery Chicago", gave the following: The brewery existed from 1901 to 1950 and...

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I remember this hotel very well. It was red and black with stairs leading below ground level. I attended a grammar school in...

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I obtained a wooden wagon wheel with an iron rim and it was stamped "St. John & Co. Chicago" If anyone would like a digital...

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The orginal general partners of Meyer C. Weiner and Martin H. Braun signed a contract with Inland Construction to be their...

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See the link to the right for an article talking about someone who performed there regularly: VJMUK

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Check Bill Roemer's book "The Enforcer", biography of Tony Spilotro by a former FBI agent in Chicago. Mentions the hotel many...

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Here are some bits of information that you may find helpful: According to the book �Chicago Sun Times: Metro Chicago...

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I'm not sure if this is a trick question. The action is set in Chicago, and, according to multiple (Internet) sources, the movie...

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A young artist named Griesel, with the following biography, "Grisel was born and raised in the Logan Square neighborhood of...

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My family moved to Portage Park in 1949. I was told that the park got its name because the indians "portaged" their canoes...

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CHI PUB LIB Try this website, at the Chicago Public Libraries....in their special collections Chicago Public Library Special...

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Here is what FAQ Farmers have had to say: The 1968 riot had nothing to do with the killing of Doctor Martin Luther King. That...

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For some reason, I thought the family came from the Oak Park-River Forest area, and in googling, I found the following in the...

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Brief History of Olson Rug Co. Olsonrug.com Olson Rug Co. was established in 1874. The manufacturing mill was located in Chicago...

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The Realtors Koenig & Strey have been using pictures of Chicago neighborhoods as part of their latest advertising campaign. All...

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I don't have too much information. However, the company was last at 7220 W. Wilson in Harwood Heights, Illinois. They were bought...

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A Feminist Newspaper called "The Revolution" written shortly after the Chicago Fire of 1871, read as follows: "Mrs. Leary denies...

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According to one historian; in the early days of Chicago, a point of land jutted out into the river at the junction of the North...

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My family moved to Brighton Park in the early 1900's. They were Irish Catholic (attended St. Agnes Church), and were railroad...

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It is my understanding that the Lake View community is bounded by Fullerton Avenue on the South, to Devon Avenue on the North,...

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The McCormick Reaper factory began the manufacture of farm harvest reapers in 1848 and was located between north Water Street and...

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Anna Wilson's house, the only fifty cent brothel, was enlivened by the presence of a belligerent young strumpet named Annie...

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Richard J. Daley served the following: Terms of Office 1st term: 1955-1959 2nd term: 1959-1963 3rd term: 1963-1967 4th...

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Chicago is located on the shores of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes.   No, but we've got one heck of a Lake. So...

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you would enter the area off of diversey and walk down past umbrella tables with chairs. there was a mobile unit next to the...

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So do I. It was my grandparents'. I think they bought it in upper Michigan. I drove by the address on the table a few years ago....

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Storybook Park and Adventureland were in Addison, IL. There is also a Storybook Gardens in the Wisconsin Dells, in case you...

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Named after William Harrison, the 9th president of the U.S. In regards to the follow-up question: "Is there a definitive...

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L. Frank Baum wrote "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" while living in Chicago at 1667 N. Humboldt Boulevard near Humboldt Park....

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My grandfather Hugh Livingston Cole was part owner of the Cole Hot Blast Mfg Co. with his brothers. The factory went out of...

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located on Broadway, it consisted of restaurant, night club featuring entertainment(George Gobel, George Brunis dixieland group...

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I do not know if this would be helpful to you, but a Frederick Boldenweck is mentioned in '*Who's Who in Chicago' 1931;...

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John T. McCutcheon - Injun Summer see: Purdue.edu Hope this helps NICE FRAMEABLE COPIES OF THIS CARTOON "INJUN SUMMER"...

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Try this website, lib.niu.edu From the book: Suburban/Rural Conflicts in Late 19th Century Chicago: Political, Religious and...

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I'm not sure exactly when but when I went to the Institute in the late 1970's for the first time in over 20 years they were gone....

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The Byerly Pop Co. was located in Arizona. As A boy in the 50's You could still buy their product. I have a bottle with their...

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