Friday, May 24, 2019

May 24, 1919 -- Street Car Carries 40 on Wild Ride toward River

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chicagotirbune May 24, 1919 --   West bound Harrison street car No. 1818 leaves the rails of a temporary bridge at Harrison Street just...
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Thursday, May 23, 2019

May 23, 1897 -- Mayor Harrison Leads 6,000 Cyclists through City

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chicagotribune.com May 23, 1897 --     Mayor Carter Harrison leads over 6,000 city cyclists, 3,200 of them representing 34 riding clubs...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

May 22, 1960 -- McCormick Court at Art Institute Dedicated

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theolinstudio.com May 22, 1960 – Mayor Richard J. Daley dedicates the new Stanley McCormick Court at the Art Institute of Chicago on ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

May 21, 1895 -- Rush Street Stand-Off

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googleimages May 21, 1895 – For more than an hour the Rush Street Bridge is out of commission, tying up river traffic so that “the whi...
Monday, May 20, 2019

May 20, 1925 -- Lake Calumet Development Approved

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google.com May 20, 1925 – The Chicago City Council passes ordinances authorizing the Nickel Plate Railroad to begin construction of th...
Sunday, May 19, 2019

May 19, 1934 -- Stockyard Fire Burns Eight City Blocks

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chicagology.com May 19, 1934 – A ferocious fire burns for more than four hours at the Union Stockyards on the city’s South Side.  Befo...
Saturday, May 18, 2019

May 18, 1952 -- North State Parkway Mansions to be Razed

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zillow.com May 18, 1952 – The Chicago Daily Tribune reports that another pair of old mansions will be reduced to rubble so that a 17-...