John R. Schmidt

Recent stories by this author

Finding your way around Chicago's present

Nov. 2, 2012
How well did you find your way around 1955 Chicago? We reveal the location of yesterday's mystery photo.

Finding your way in Chicago's past

Nov. 1, 2012
Know the location of this 1955 photo? This time we're on the Southwest Side.

The mystery of the ghostly handprint

Oct. 31, 2012
For Halloween, the story of a tragic West Side fire--and its mysterious aftermath.

The great train wreck

Oct. 30, 2012
Forty years ago today, Chiocago suffered its worst ever commuter train accident.

Lost landmark: The giant gas tank

Oct. 25, 2012
The 300-foot-tall gas holders once loomed over Chicago's neighborhoods.

Hollywood comes to Chicago

Oct. 23, 2012
Chicago hosts its first movie world premiere: a Cecil B. DeMille blockbuster.

Albany Park, past and present

Oct. 22, 2012
What's at the end of the Brown Line? One of Chicago's most colorful, diverse communities.

Gypsy Smith's march

Oct. 18, 2012
In 1909, a visiting evangelist leads a protest march through the city's red-light district – and 50,000 people join him.

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