Monday, August 25, 2014

Pullman may soon be our newest National Park

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Administration and Factory buildings On Thursday, August 21, 2014, more than 300 people crowded into the Pullman Administration Build...
Monday, August 18, 2014

House Moving Part III: Clarke House, 1977

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Last week, we looked at the first move of Chicago’s historic Clarke house in 1872.  This week we will examine the second move of the ho...
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Monday, August 11, 2014

House Moving Part II: Clarke House, 1872

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Clarke House at its original location on the east side of Michigan Avenue in the 1860s (Courtesy of Clarke House Museum) The move of ...
Monday, August 4, 2014

Moving a House on Prairie Avenue - 1891

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The subject house where it was stopped on Prairie Avenue just south of Twenty-first Street The landmark Harriet F. Rees house, design...
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Monday, July 28, 2014

July 28, 1914: The Start of World War I

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Serbian troops at the outbreak of the war Today marks the 100 th anniversary of the start of World War I, known at the time as the W...
Monday, July 21, 2014

Maier and Pattison, the "Piano Twins"

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As two of the most ardent supporters of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from the times of its inception in 1891, John and Frances Glessn...
Monday, July 14, 2014

The Second Chicago Fire - July 14, 1874

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Aerial view of Chicago in 1874 Burnt district shown left of center Today marks the 140 th anniversary of the forgotten second Chicag...
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