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|   Manuel Perez Jr. Plaza - Chicago, IL
in Specific Veteran Memorials Plaza located near W. 26th & S. Kolin containing a vertical granite column and bronze plaque honoring Medal of Honor Recipient Manuel Perez, Jr. for his heroic achievements during World War II. posted by:  adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/02/2010 last visited: never |
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|  Chicago - Old Roundhouse with Manual Turntable
in Railway Roundhouses A very cool little roundhouse (5 stall) with a manual turntable. posted by: Panther in the Den location: Illinois date approved: 01/13/2006 last visited: 05/15/2008 |
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|  The Firehouse Community Arts Center - Chicago, IL
in Converted Firehouses "The FCAC exists to change the world through the lives of youth and young adults engaged in the arts within a faith community." Formerly home to the Chicago Fire Department's Engine 38, built in 1915. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/22/2008 last visited: 06/19/2009 |
 view galleryNE1 km |  Castle Car Wash - Chicago,IL
in Route 66 - The Mother Road It dates from 1925 - before Ogden Ave. was Route 66 - and was originally a gas station. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 03/13/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Cermak, Anton, House - Chicago, IL
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places A new addition to the National Register in 2011, the former Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak’s house that he inhabited for 10 years until his assassination in 1933. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/09/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1.8 km |  Shameless Homes - Chicago, Illinois
in Movie Locations Located on South Homan Avenue south of West 21st Street. posted by: flyingmoose location: Illinois date approved: 09/19/2021 last visited: never |
 view galleryW1.8 km | Cindy Lyn Motel - Cicero, IL in Route 66 - The Mother Road The Cindy Lyn Motel has been around for decades, and according to hotel review sites it's still a good place to stay. posted by:  Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 07/09/2007 last visited: 07/06/2008 |
 view galleryW1.8 km |  Cindy Lyn Motel - Cicero, IL
in Googie Architecture The Cindy Lyn Motel and its googie-style sign has been around for decades, and according to hotel review sites it's still a good place to stay. It's located on what was route 66 in Cicero, IL. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 08/03/2007 last visited: 07/06/2008 |
 view galleryW1.8 km |  Hot Tubs/Luxorious Suites - Cindy Lyn Motel - Cicero, IL
in Neon Signs Neon sign advertizing the motel's amenities. posted by: Team Farkle 7 location: Illinois date approved: 06/28/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE1.9 km |  Independence Square Fountain - Chicago, IL
in Figurative Public Sculpture A base which hints at the shape of the Liberty Bell topped by four figures of children celebrating the Fourth of July. The children, two boys and two girls, are dressed in typical turn-of-the-century garb such as high-button shoes and knickers. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/04/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE1.9 km |  Independence Square Fountain - Chicago, IL
in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A base which hints at the shape of the Liberty Bell topped by four figures of children celebrating the Fourth of July. The children, two boys and two girls, are dressed in typical turn-of-the-century garb such as high-button shoes and knickers. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/04/2011 last visited: never |
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| Mrs. Tarantino's boarding house - The Blues Brothers (Cicero, IL) in Movie Locations A picturesque red brick home with white trim, in the working class western Chicago suburb of Cicero. It plays a boarding house run by Mrs. Tarantino. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/17/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.6 km |  Jacques Marquette Monument - Chicago, IL
in Statues of Historic Figures Figure of Pere Jacques Marquette holding his cross is flanked on his proper left by Louis Joliet and on his proper right by an Algonquin Indian. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/02/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.6 km | Jacques Marquette Monument - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Figure of Pere Jacques Marquette holding his cross is flanked on his proper left by Louis Joliet and on his proper right by an Algonquin Indian. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/02/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE2.9 km |  Sears, Roebuck and Co. Power House - Chicago, IL
in Historic Preservation Awards The rehab of this building won the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Landmarks Illinois Preservation Awards Project of the Year in 2009. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Illinois date approved: 01/02/2012 last visited: 10/13/2012 |
 view galleryNE2.9 km | Sears, Roebuck and Company Complex - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Sears, Roebuck and Company Complex includes the Sears Merchandise Building Tower and the Sears, Roebuck and Company Administration Building. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 04/14/2009 last visited: never |
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|  Ferrara Pan - Illinois
in Iconic Factories Ferrara Pan makes several classic American hard candies, including Lemonheads, Jawbuster Jawbreakers, Atomic Fireballs and Boston Baked Beans. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 11/09/2007 last visited: 06/25/2012 |
 view galleryN3.1 km |  Ferrara Pan Factory Outlet Store - Forest Park, IL
in Candy Stores Ferrara Pan makes several classic American hard candies, including Lemonheads, Jawbuster Jawbreakers, and Atomic Fireballs and Boston Baked Beans. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 08/01/2007 last visited: 06/25/2012 |
 view galleryE3.1 km |  Forlorn caboose on southwest side of Chicago, IL
in Train Cabooses Found this while driving by on the way back from the White Sox game. Unlike so many of the other waymarked cabooses, this one sits forlornly in a fenced in area, in need of a good cleaning and paint job. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 09/11/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW3.1 km | Safety Town caboose - Cicero, IL in Train Cabooses Nicely painted red & yellow, located in Cicero's Safety Town - for all the little (and big) kids to enjoy. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 09/23/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryW3.2 km |  OLDEST - Operating Czech Restaurant in the Country - Cicero, IL
in Superlatives Opened in 1922, Klas is one of the few remaining Eastern European restaurants in the Chicago area. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 04/24/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.5 km |  Norman Cornwall Memorial - in East Garfield Park, Chicago, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments The Norman Cornwall Memorial honors soldiers from the West Side of Chicago who died in World War I. More than 20 feet tall, the monument has bronze flame at the peak of a Georgia-marble pylon. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 04/17/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.5 km | Norman J. Cornwall - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures The Norman Cornwall Memorial honors soldiers from the West Side of Chicago who died in World War I. More than 20 feet tall, the monument has bronze flame at the peak of a Georgia-marble pylon.
posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/21/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryW3.7 km |  Tony Lombardo's house - Cicero, IL
in Photos Then and Now Floral arrangements on home of Tony Lombardo, reputed gangster, King of the Mafia, and lieutenant for Alphonse Capone, placed for his funeral after he was assassinated on Sept 7, 1928 by gunmen at Madison & Dearborn Streets in downtown Chicago. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/31/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryE3.9 km |  Bull Durham - Chicago, IL
in Ghost Signs Painted ghost sign on the side of what must have been a small neighborhood business building. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 04/21/2016 last visited: never |
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