The real Chicago golfer who inspired Gatsby

May. 15, 2013
The 'Fairway Flapper' is a real female Chicago golfer who inspired The Great Gatsby's Jordan Baker.

Bridge to the future

May. 14, 2013
The Michigan Avenue Bridge opens and the North Side will never be the same.

Uptown, past and present

May. 13, 2013
What's the opposite of Downtown? A look at a historic North Side community.

Finding your way around Chicago's present

May. 10, 2013
How well did you find your way around 1934 Chicago? We reveal yesterday's mystery location.

Chicago street quiz

May. 9, 2013
Think you know the location of this 1934 photo? It's somewhere on the far South Side.

Last days for the Western-Belmont overpass

May. 6, 2013
As the city prepares to tear down an obsolete viaduct, a look at how public works fashions have changed.

Sears Tower tops NYC

May. 3, 2013
40 years ago today, Chicago finally topped New York with the tallest building in the world.

Lost Chicago landmark: the old Old St. Mary's church

May. 2, 2013
It survived the Great Fire, but it couldn't survive a certain kind of progress.

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