Chicago used to be a much dirtier place. This was especially true in the poor immigrant areas surrounding the Loop. As families who had “made it” moved out to new areas on the edges of the city, they left behind neighborhoods where many households still lacked indoor plumbing, and thus
On the Southeast Side, a long abandoned grade level railroad line lives on in the gentle rise of the streets it once crossed.Along the former route, there are several right-of-way remnants and examples of infill housing. Called the Brookdale Spur, it was built by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
The four signs below are located in Lawndale and all refer to the Homan avenue entrance to the Eisenhower expressway. Two of them are on Douglas boulevard, one on Jackson boulevard, and one on Homan itself. There many, many more scattered throughout the west side that we have not yet
Chicagoans seem to have a lot of civic pride. The most prominent example of this is the municipal flag, flown all over the city by public and private institutions alike. Another very visible example is often overlooked and mostly forgotten about; the Chicago Municipal Device. This “Y” shaped figure, which
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