On South Western Avenue there exists a spectacular example of an art deco style streetscape. Though thousands of drivers pass by every day without realizing it, the South Western Avenue Improvement, as it is called, is an amazingly intact example of an era when street overpasses, railroad viaducts, and even
Recently, an 11 acre expanse of vacant land was created in Little Village. The Liquid Carbonic factory turned Washburne Trade School has been demolished, following more than a decade of vacancy. Prior to demolition, there was political turmoil regarding the use of the Washburne site. Local activists and politicians wanted
Though its eastern border is now Morgan Street, the neighborhood of Little Italy once continued east along Taylor Street all the way to Canal Street. The neighborhood was much larger until its eastern half was demolished for the University of Illinois Chicago and the Dan Ryan Expressway. That half, bounded
The Chicago Fire Department is well known for obvious reasons, however, for a long while it was not the only company in town. The Citizen’s Fire Brigade was formed by a group of businessmen and insurance companies in 1857. In 1871, the Brigade was reorganized as the Fire Insurance
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