How well could you find your way around the Chicago of the past? This 1956 photo was taken on the South Side — somewhere between 26th and 79th streets, east of Western Avenue.
From 1912 through 1920, the three-flat graystone was home to Sam and Minnie Marx and their sons, better known by their stage names – Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo and Zeppo.
On July 29th, 1850, the world knew that Chicago wasn’t just some backwater little village. An opera company had come to town! But things didn't go according to plan.
John Schmidt offers up a small album on the aging of a city — five photos, covering 106 years. The location is Milwaukee Avenue at Ashland, looking northwest.
The text of the plaque at 2701 S. Damen Ave. describes the achievements of Father Jacques Marquette, the first European to reside in Chicago. But there’s one aspect of the plaque that always seems to catch the viewer’s eye: the swastikas.
A century ago there wasn’t much to do on the train except read the paper or look out the window. That’s why there was an "L" floral contest in 1910. The idea was to get the people along the line to spruce up their property.
