 view gallery W1.4 km
|   Donoghue Elementary School Peace Pole - Chicago, IL
in Peace Poles Located in center yard of the school, planted Aug 1,2006. posted by:  adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 04/16/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryW1.6 km |  Abraham Lincoln Center plaque - Chicago, IL
in Abraham Lincoln Century old plaque on the exterior that reads: "This building is dedicated to public service honoring the memory of Abraham Lincoln -- Democrat." posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 04/17/2018 last visited: never |
 view galleryW1.6 km |  Abraham Lincoln Center - Chicago, IL
in Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Buildings Frank Lloyd Wright designed this large structure as a church for his uncle, Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones. The building now serves Northeastern Illinois University after a 1978 renovation. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 03/31/2018 last visited: never |
 view gallery NW1.8 km
|  Stephen A. Douglas Tomb - Chicago, IL
in Wikipedia Entries Stephen Douglas is best know for a series of debates with Abraham Lincoln in a Senate race in 1858. Douglas won that election. In 1860, he lost the Presidential election to Lincoln. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Illinois date approved: 05/15/2012 last visited: 12/26/2014 |
 view galleryNW1.8 km |  Stephen Arnold Douglas - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Stephen Douglas is best know for a series of debates with Abraham Lincoln in a Senate race in 1858. Douglas won that election. In 1860, he lost the Presidential election to Lincoln. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Illinois date approved: 05/15/2012 last visited: 12/26/2014 |
 view galleryNW1.8 km |  Stephen A. Douglas Tomb - Chicago, IL
in Freestanding Columns The burial place of distinguished statesman Stephen Douglas. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Illinois date approved: 05/13/2012 last visited: 12/26/2014 |
 view galleryNW1.8 km |  Stephen A. Douglas - Chicago, IL
in Out of Place Graves Stephen Douglas is best know for a series of debates with Abraham Lincoln in a Senate race in 1858. Douglas won that election. In 1860, he lost the Presidential election to Lincoln. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Illinois date approved: 05/14/2012 last visited: 12/26/2014 |
 view galleryNW1.8 km |  Stephen A. Douglas Tomb and Memorial - Chicago, IL
in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Mausoleum with allegorical figures topped by a 46-foot column on top of which is a figure of Douglas. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 04/15/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW1.9 km |  Burnham 31st Street Skate Park - Chicago, IL
in Skateparks This skatepark is run by the Chicago Park District and is in Burnham park east of Lake Shore Drive. posted by:  libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/13/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery SW1.9 km
|  Leopold & Loeb kill Bobby Franks - Chicago, IL
in Infamous Crime Scenes The "Crime of the Century" began here on May 21, 1924 when friends Nathan Leopold (19) and Richard Loeb (18) abducted little Bobby Franks upon leaving the Harvard School for Boys, and killed him nearby. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/21/2010 last visited: never |
 view gallery S1.9 km
| The McArthur House - Chicago, IL in Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Buildings One of the “bootleg houses,” this home from 1892 is in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/25/2019 last visited: never |
 view galleryS1.9 km | The Blossom House - Chicago, IL in Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Buildings One of the “bootleg houses,” this home from 1892 is in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/25/2019 last visited: never |
 view galleryS2.1 km |  Shoesmith School Mosaic - Chicago, IL
in Mosaics This mosaic is near the entrance to a school in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/26/2019 last visited: never |
 view galleryW2.1 km |  Mariano's Hebru Brantley Mural - Chicago, IL
in Murals A hidden gem, this mural by Chicago artist Hebru Brantley is inside a Mariano's grocery store in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/11/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryS2.3 km |  The Narragansett - Chicago, Illinois
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The 22-story Narragansett was designed by the firm of Leichenko and Esser in 1930, and erected at a cost of $1.5 million. Architect Charles Morgan designed the Art Deco detail gracing the building. posted by: JimmyEv location: Illinois date approved: 09/21/2007 last visited: never |
 view galleryS2.3 km |  5000 S. Woodlawn Apartment Building - Chicago, IL
in Doorways of the World Ornately molded doorway on a private apartment building in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/23/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW2.3 km |  Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church - Chicago, IL
in Baptist Churches This church in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago is considered by many to be the birthplace of Gospel music. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/02/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW2.3 km | Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This church in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago is considered by many to be the birthplace of Gospel music. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/03/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW2.4 km |  Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong - Chicago, IL
in Citizen Memorials A tribute to Louis Armstrong in front of the house where he lived with Lil Hardin Armstrong during their marriage. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/02/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryW2.4 km |  Victory, World War I Black Soldiers' Memorial - Chicago, IL
in Relief Art Sculptures Three bronze relief panels (plus statue) depicting life-sized figures, erected to honor the meritorious achievements of the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 05/06/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryW2.4 km |  Victory, World War I Black Soldiers' Memorial - Chicago, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments Erected to honor the meritorious achievements of the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I as part of the 370th U.S. Infantry posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/12/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryW2.4 km | Victory, World War I Black Soldiers' Memorial - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Erected to honor the meritorious achievements of the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I as part of the 370th U.S. Infantry posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/13/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryW2.4 km | Victory Sculpture - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Erected to honor the meritorious achievements of the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I as part of the 370th U.S. Infantry. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/21/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryW2.4 km |  Bronzeville Street Map - Chicago, IL
in 'You Are Here' Maps The history of the African-American southside Chicago neighborhood known as "Bronzeville" is depicted in this relief map embedded in the ground. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 05/16/2016 last visited: 07/28/2016 |
 view galleryW2.4 km | Bronzeville Street Map - Chicago, IL in Relief Art Sculptures The history of the African-American southside Chicago neighborhood known as "Bronzeville" is depicted in this relief map embedded in the ground. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 05/19/2016 last visited: 07/28/2016 |
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