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An Odd Way to Honor Daniel Burnhamnew
The man behind the Plan of Chicago was a doer, a pragmatist, a builder of consensus. The folks behind the architectural component of his centennial tribute must've been thinking of someone else.
Chicago Reader |
Lynn Becker |
07-20-2009 |
History
There's Nowhere in America Quite Like Detroit Right Nownew
The last few years have been really bad for Detroit. Odd as it may sound, this is why you should visit now. If and when money ever comes in, you can be sure much of its eerie beauty will be lost forever. Meanwhile, it's Beyond Thunderdome.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Mahalak |
05-18-2009 |
History
The Forces That Shaped Rogers Park and West Ridgenew
Time has made Rogers Avenue, an old treaty boundary, just another city street. But edges remain, perhaps most notably in the division between the residents who see their neighborhood going to hell and the residents who are grateful to have escaped someplace worse.
Chicago Reader |
Bill Savage |
02-09-2009 |
History
Chicago as its First Photojournalists Saw Itnew
Rich Cahan and Mark Jacob have just published a record the first years of journalistic photography, Chicago Under Glass: Early Photographs From the Chicago Daily News.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
11-12-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Was It Worth It?new
What's new at the new Chicago History Museum? A 75 percent increase in long-term debt and a $12 admission fee, for starters.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
12-11-2006 |
History
Tags: history
