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|   Holmes Murder Castle site - Chicago, IL
in Infamous Crime Scenes Known as the "Murder Castle,” the building received its name when the bodies of 6 persons murdered by the then owner Dr. H. H. Holmes (his real name was Herman Webster Mudgett) were found in the basement in 1895. posted by:  adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/14/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery NE1.4 km
|  Good Shepherd Peace Pole - Chicago, IL
in Peace Poles Drive-by find in front of a church on the southside of Chicago. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 02/23/2017 last visited: never |
 view gallery N1.6 km
|  Schulze Baking Company Plant - Chicago, IL
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Factory building originally built for the Schulze Baking Company, once Chicago's largest, it is now the home of the Butternut Bread Company posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/15/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE1.9 km |  Historic Garfield Boulevard 'L' Station and Overpass - Chicago, IL
in Permanent World Fair and Expo Structures The Garfield Boulevard "L" Station, part of Chicago's original "Alley L," is one of the oldest intact elevated rail stations in the United States. It was built in late 1892 to facilitate access to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/18/2010 last visited: never |
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| St. Columbanus Church peace pole - Chicago, IL in Peace Poles Four-sider located in the Mary Garden in front of the church. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/03/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery E2.1 km
|  Fountain of Time (Chicago, IL) - "The Package"
in Movie Locations Five stages of life, from infancy on the north to old-age on south are depicted in Lorado Taft's epic sculpture. The lone sentinel of Time stands across a pool of water from an enormous wave of humanity peopled with 100 figures... posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/23/2011 last visited: 05/10/2019 |
 view galleryE2.1 km |  Fountain of Time - Chicago, IL
in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Five stages of life, from infancy on the north to old-age on south are depicted in Lorado Taft's epic sculpture. The lone sentinel of Time stands across a pool of water from an enormous wave of humanity peopled with 100 figures... posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2010 last visited: 05/10/2019 |
 view galleryE2.1 km |  Father Time - Fountain of Time, Chicago, IL
in Epic Beings and Creatures The lone sentinel of Time stands across a pool of water from an enormous wave of humanity peopled with 100 figures... Five stages of life, from infancy on the north to old-age on south are depicted in Lorado Taft's epic sculpture. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2010 last visited: 05/10/2019 |
 view galleryE2.1 km |  Fountain of Time - Chicago, IL
in Figurative Public Sculpture Five stages of life, from infancy on the north to old-age on south are depicted in Lorado Taft's epic sculpture. The lone sentinel of Time stands across a pool of water from an enormous wave of humanity peopled with 100 figures... posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2010 last visited: 05/10/2019 |
 view galleryE2.3 km |  David Ayers AKA David Ayres-Chicago, IL
in Medal Of Honor Resting Places Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He served in the military as David Ayers. His true name was David Ayres. He is buried in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL in Section F, Lot 303. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2018 last visited: 12/12/2021 |
 view galleryNE2.4 km |  DuSable Museum of African American History - Chicago, IL
in History Museums The DuSable Museum, the first and oldest institution of its kind in the country, has been dedicated to the collection, preservation, interpretation and dissemination of the history and culture of Americans of African descent for more than 46 years. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.4 km |  Lorado Taft's Historic Midway Studios - Chicago, IL
in Art Studios The Lorado Taft Midway Studios consist of a converted and relocated barn that became the art studio of one of the early 20th century's most important sculptors. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/21/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.4 km | Taft, Lorado, Midway Studios - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Lorado Taft Midway Studios consist of a converted and relocated barn that became the art studio of one of the early 20th century's most important sculptors. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/28/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE2.4 km | The Spirit of Du Sable - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures One of five sculptures set in a garden, unveiled and dedicated on September 22, 1978, that interpret the "Spirit of Du Sable" in various degrees of abstraction, this one by Ausbra Ford. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE2.4 km | The Spirit of Du Sable - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures One of five sculptures set in a garden, unveiled and dedicated on September 22, 1978, that interpret the "Spirit of Du Sable" in various degrees of abstraction, this one by Jill Parker. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.4 km | Lincoln the Orator - Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Abraham Lincoln standing with proper left hand on his hip and proper right hand raised in the air (an uncharacteristic pose.) On a tall stone base. aka The Gettysburg Lincoln posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/04/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.4 km |  Lincoln the Orator - Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
in Statues of Historic Figures Abraham Lincoln standing with proper left hand on his hip and proper right hand raised in the air (an uncharacteristic pose.) On a tall stone base. aka The Gettysburg Lincoln posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/02/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.4 km |  Lincoln the Orator - Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
in Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln standing with proper left hand on his hip and proper right hand raised in the air (an uncharacteristic pose.) On a tall stone base. aka The Gettysburg Lincoln posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/03/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE2.4 km | The Spirit of Du Sable - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures One of five sculptures set in a garden, unveiled and dedicated on September 22, 1978, that interpret the "Spirit of Du Sable" in various degrees of abstraction, this one by Lawrence Taylor. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE2.4 km |  Du Sable Museum Sculpture Garden - Chicago, IL
in Sculpture Gardens Originally five sculptures set in a garden, unveiled and dedicated on September 22, 1978, that interpret the "Spirit of Du Sable" in various degrees of abstraction. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2010 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE2.4 km |  Goldwin G. Little - Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
in Woodmen of the World Grave Markers/Monuments Someone on our cemetery tour said "Look, a Woodman!" A flat reddish stone with the circular seal inscribed "Woodmen of the World Memorial - Dum Tacet Clamat" came into view. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/09/2010 last visited: 03/22/2022 |
 view galleryNE2.4 km | The Spirit of Du Sable - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures One of five sculptures set in a garden, unveiled and dedicated on September 22, 1978, that interpret the "Spirit of Du Sable" in various degrees of abstraction, this one by Geraldine McCullough. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.6 km | Soldiers' Monument - Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Statue of a single soldier in a frontal pose with an object held in proper right hand close to the body. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/08/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.6 km |  Soldiers' Monument - Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Statue of a single soldier in a frontal pose with an object held in proper right hand close to the body. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/09/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE2.6 km | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Lessing (1729-1781) was a German writer and playwright who had a strong influence on German literature during the Age of Enlightenment. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2010 last visited: never |
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