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|   Engine Company 27 - Chicago, IL
in Converted Firehouses Built in 1874 and was originally home to Engine Company 27. In 1960, it became a "Civil Defense Station," which would respond to major disasters. It was finally disused in 1978 and is currently home to a store. posted by:  adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/31/2011 last visited: never |
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|  The Spirit of Progress - Chicago, IL
in Figurative Public Sculpture Figure in flowing, knee-length gown. In her proper right hand she holds a torch and in her proper left hand a caduceus. She stands balanced on the toes of her proper left foot atop a sphere. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/03/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryS0.6 km |  The Spirit of Progress - Chicago, IL
in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Figure in flowing, knee-length gown. In her proper right hand she holds a torch and in her proper left hand a caduceus. She stands balanced on the toes of her proper left foot atop a sphere. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/03/2009 last visited: 10/09/2008 |
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|  Washington Square Park / Bughouse Square - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A low, brass marker commemorating the re-dedication of Chicago's premier free speech forum near the Newberry Library. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/29/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte Collection - Newberry Library
in La Famille Bonaparte In 1901, the Newberry acquired the collection of amateur comparative linguist Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1815-1891), nephew of the Emperor Napoleon. posted by:  Go Boilers! location: Illinois date approved: 05/17/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryE0.8 km | Mahlon D. Ogden Residence - Chicago, IL in Illinois Historical Markers Marker to commemorate the location of a home that survived the Chicago Fire of 1871, now the site of the Newberry Library. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 03/18/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryE0.8 km |  Newberry Library - Chicago, IL
in Libraries An independent research library concentrating in the humanities with an active educational and cultural presence in Chicago - Free and open to the public. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 03/18/2010 last visited: 03/13/2011 |
 view galleryE0.8 km |  Mahlon D. Ogden Residence marker - Great Chicago Fire of 1871,Chicago, IL
in Famous Fires Marker to commemorate the location of a home that survived the Chicago Fire of 1871, now the site of the Newberry Library. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 03/18/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryS1 km |  Commemorative Ground Ring - Chicago, IL
in Abstract Public Sculptures A ring-shaped piece, with allusions to the prairie building and four other architectural references around Chicago, the Getty Tomb beneath a prairie roof, 333 North Michigan building and the lower portion of Wrigley Building. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 12/10/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryS1 km | Commemortive(sic) Ground Ring - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A ring-shaped piece, with allusions to the prairie building and four other architectural references around Chicago, the Getty Tomb beneath a prairie roof, 333 North Michigan building and the lower portion of Wrigley Building. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 12/17/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1 km |  Fisher Studio Houses - Chicago, IL
in Art Deco - Art Nouveau The Fisher Studio Houses are some of the city's finest pre-World War II modern designs. It is an exceptional and rare example of the Art Moderne style of architecture, which was influenced by European modernism. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/29/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryS1 km |  Sponge Water Tower-Downtown Chicago
in Water Towers Water Tower painted with the word Sponge posted by: CHI-TOWN ROMEO location: Illinois date approved: 12/19/2012 last visited: 12/20/2012 |
 view gallerySE1.1 km |  Ed Debevic's Restaurant - Chicago, IL
in Neon Signs "If you like what you're eatin', order more.
If you don't, there's the door." posted by: Team Farkle 7 location: Illinois date approved: 06/28/2008 last visited: 09/07/2009 |
 view gallerySE1.1 km |  Ed DeBevic's Restaurant
in Penny Smashers A 4-die machine located just inside the restaurant. posted by: skree location: Illinois date approved: 09/17/2008 last visited: 04/12/2021 |
 view gallerySE1.1 km | Erie LaSalle Body Shop and Car Care Center - Chicago, IL in Neon Signs Since 1934 posted by: Team Farkle 7 location: Illinois date approved: 06/25/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE1.1 km |  Four Terra Cotta Busts - Second City Theater Facade, Chicago, IL
in Relocated Structures Busts of German artistic figures, constructed for the Schiller Theater (now demolished), and relocated to the facade of The Second City comedy club. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/06/2011 last visited: 11/02/2012 |
 view galleryNE1.1 km | Four Terra Cotta Busts - Second City Theater Facade, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Busts of German artistic figures, constructed for the Schiller Theater (now demolished), and relocated to the facade of The Second City comedy club. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/04/2011 last visited: 11/02/2012 |
 view galleryNE1.1 km |  Four German Artists Terra Cotta Busts - Second City Theater Facade, Chicago, IL
in German-American Heritage Sites Busts of German artistic figures, constructed for the Schiller Theater (now demolished), and relocated to the facade of The Second City comedy club. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/08/2011 last visited: 11/02/2012 |
 view galleryNE1.1 km |  The Second City - Chicago, IL
in Comedy Clubs The Second City specializes in sketch comedy and improv and has been delighting audiences for over 50 years. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/05/2011 last visited: 11/02/2012 |
 view galleryNE1.1 km |  James Charnley House
in Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Buildings Designed by Wright while in the employ of Adler and Sullivan, the Charnley house is a perfect “city house” located in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. The house was a collaboration between Wright and his Liebermeister for a Chicago lumber magnate. posted by: Darmok and Jalad location: Illinois date approved: 10/21/2007 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1.1 km |  Astor Towers Hotel (formerly) - Chicago, IL
in Beatlemania! The press conference The Beatles held in a hotel room on the 27th floor of the Astor Towers Hotel in the Gold Coast on August 11, 1966 is considered by Beatles historians to mark the official end of Beatlemania. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/09/2013 last visited: 08/08/2014 |
 view gallerySE1.1 km | New Jackson Hotel - Chicago, IL in Neon Signs Roaches check in... and then stay! posted by: Team Farkle 7 location: Illinois date approved: 06/28/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Saint Michael - Chicago, IL
in Roman Catholic Churches St. Michael Roman Catholic Church in Old Town Chicago posted by: jonathanatpsu location: Illinois date approved: 07/28/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN1.1 km | Saint Michael - Chicago, IL in This Old Church St. Michael Roman Catholic Church in Old Town Chicago posted by: jonathanatpsu location: Illinois date approved: 08/24/2019 last visited: never |
 view galleryN1.1 km |  Saint Michael Church- Chicago, IL
in Photos Then and Now Old and new photos of Saint Michael Church in Chicago, IL posted by: jonathanatpsu location: Illinois date approved: 08/04/2022 last visited: never |
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