A few years ago I was seeking information about Fun Town, the last amusement park on the South Side and in the city. That was probably my most popular post on this site because a lot of people miss that […]
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Tag: Chicago History
Chicago & The Rise of Obama Bus Tour – November 10 2013
Forgotten Chicago presents Chicago &The Rise of Barack Obama from 1985 – 2008, an exclusive bus tour, on Sunday, November 10, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $59. Visit Forgotten Chicago for more details about the tour. […]
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Not-So-Cool Statements in “The City of Big Shoulders” by Robert G. Spinney
No disrespect to Robert G. Spinney, the author of The City of Big Shoulders: A History of Chicago, but he said a few no-so-cool things to me. I wonder if he really thought about them before he wrote them. On […]
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