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|   Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers This church was the site of the open-casket visitation and funeral of Emmett Till in 1955, after he was brutally murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman. posted by:  libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/03/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE0.6 km |  Emmett Till funeral site - Robert's Temple Church of God in Christ, Chicago, IL
in Civil Rights Memorials For four days in September 1955, Roberts Temple, 4021 S. State St., the site of the funeral of Emmett Till, was the center of the civil-rights movement. posted by:  adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 03/30/2018 last visited: 10/31/2020 |
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|  First Church of Deliverance - Chicago, IL
in Religious Buildings Multifarious This church on the south side of Chicago has a unique building and a unique role in the history of Gospel music. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/04/2020 last visited: never |
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|  First Church of Deliverance - Chicago, IL
in Art Deco - Art Nouveau Art Moderne beauty, rather unchurch-like, that started as a factory. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/14/2018 last visited: never |
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|  Pershing Road Substation - Chicago, IL
in Historic Transformer Sub-Stations Buildings A historic substation designed by prairie school architect Hermann von Holst. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 01/02/2021 last visited: never |
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| Spirit of Transportation reliefs - Chicago, IL in Art Deco - Art Nouveau Two reliefs, one installed on the wall on either side of the entrance, which feature bare-chested males with hair flowing to suggest movement. Each figure is engaged in an activity related to transportation. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 09/08/2018 last visited: never |
 view galleryW1.1 km |  Spirit of Transportation - Chicago, IL
in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Two reliefs, one installed on the wall on either side of the entrance, which feature bare-chested males with hair flowing to suggest movement. Each figure is engaged in an activity related to transportation. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 05/06/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryW1.1 km |  Spirit of Transportation - Chicago, IL
in Relief Art Sculptures Two reliefs, one installed on the wall on either side of the entrance, which feature bare-chested males with hair flowing to suggest movement. Each figure is engaged in an activity related to transportation. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 05/07/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1.1 km |  Forum, The - Chicago, IL
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This historic building housed a retail center as well as a performance hall and was a major feature of Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/03/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE1.1 km | Rosenwald Apartment Building - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Rosenwald Apartment Building (aka Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments) was built in 1929 by philanthropist Julius Rosenwald (executive with retail giant Sears, Roebuck) to meet the needs for adequate housing for working-class African-Americans. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/06/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE1.3 km | Chicago Bee Building - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Entrepreneur Anthony Overton commissioned his second building in this commercial district for the offices of the Chicago Bee, an African American newspaper he founded in 1926. Now used as a branch of the Chicago Public Library. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 09/11/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE1.3 km | Chicago Bee Building - Chicago, IL in Art Deco - Art Nouveau Entrepreneur Anthony Overton commissioned his second building in this commercial district for the offices of the Chicago Bee, an African American newspaper he founded in 1926. Now used as a branch of the Chicago Public Library. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 09/11/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW1.3 km |  1962 - Nativity of Our Lord School - Chicago, IL
in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones This building was dedicated as Nativity of Our Lord School in 1962. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/31/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW1.3 km |  St. Joseph the Workman - Chicago, IL
in Statues of Religious Figures This statue of St. Joseph of the Worker stands outside Bridgeport Catholic Academy in Chicago. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/31/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryW1.3 km |  Stockyard Gate - Chicago, Illinois
in Gates of Distinction Chicago was famous for its huge stockyards and the filth and stench of the area inspired many a writer, including Sandburg, Dreiser, and most famously, Upton Sinclair for his book, "The Jungle." This gate marks their entrance.
posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 08/06/2007 last visited: 07/26/2011 |
 view galleryW1.3 km |  The Stock Yards and Packingtown - Chicago, Illinois
in American Guide Series Chicago was famous for its huge stockyards and the filth and stench of the area inspired many a writer, including Sandburg, Dreiser, and most famously, Upton Sinclair for his book, "The Jungle." posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 08/03/2007 last visited: 08/30/2015 |
 view galleryW1.3 km |  The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - Chicago, Illinois
in Literary Sites Chicago was famous for its huge stockyards and the filth and stench of the area inspired many a writer, including Sandburg, Dreiser, and most famously, Upton Sinclair for his book, "The Jungle" posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 07/13/2007 last visited: 05/01/2010 |
 view galleryW1.3 km | Old Stone Gate of Chicago Union Stockyards - Chicago, Illinois in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Chicago was famous for its huge stockyards and the filth and stench of the area inspired many a writer, including Sandburg, Dreiser, and most famously, Upton Sinclair for his book, "The Jungle." This gate marks their entrance. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 08/02/2007 last visited: 08/30/2015 |
 view galleryW1.3 km |  Union Stockyard Gate - Chicago, IL
in Photos Then and Now Chicago was famous for its huge stockyards and the filth and stench of the area inspired many a writer, including Sandburg, Dreiser, and most famously, Upton Sinclair for his book, "The Jungle." This gate marks their entrance.
posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 11/09/2007 last visited: 08/30/2015 |
 view galleryW1.3 km |  Chicago Union Stockyards Arch - Chicago, Illinois
in Freestanding Arches Chicago was famous for its huge stockyards and the filth and stench of the area inspired many a writer, including Sandburg, Dreiser, and most famously, Upton Sinclair for his book, "The Jungle." This gate marks their entrance.
posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 11/14/2007 last visited: 08/30/2015 |
 view galleryW1.3 km |  Chicago Stockyards Fire Memorial - Chicago, IL
in Firefighter Memorials Eight-foot-tall, graphic black shapes of struggling firefighters and memorial inscriptions, located just west of the old Union Stockyards gate near 43rd Street and Halsted. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/30/2008 last visited: 05/01/2010 |
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| Overton Hygienic Building - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places An important element of Chicago's African American community known as the Black Metropolis, this building and the surrounding commercial district developed in response to the restrictions and exploitation blacks experienced in the rest of city. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 09/11/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW1.3 km |  Nativity of Our Lord Parish - Chicago, IL
in This Old Church This historic church was built do serve Irish workers at the city's nearby Union Stockyards. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 01/01/2021 last visited: never |
 view galleryN1.4 km |  City of Chicago Flag outside US Cellular Field
in Municipal Flags This City of Chicago flag flies outside Gate 4 of US Cellular Field posted by: cldisme location: Illinois date approved: 09/27/2007 last visited: 07/28/2016 |
 view galleryN1.4 km |  US Cellular Field - Home of the Chicago White Sox
in Professional Sports Venues Opened on April 18, 1991 as Comiskey Park to replace the old Comiskey Park. posted by: cldisme location: Illinois date approved: 09/27/2007 last visited: 07/28/2016 |
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