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Ulysses S. Grant Monument
The size and placement of the bronze equestrian statue por...
Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain
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Wrigley Company
The partially-demolished complex at the corner of 35th and...
Central Manufacturing District
The factory building at 3636 S. Iron Street was once the h...
Salvadoran Underground Railroad
The Wellington Avenue Church of Christ was part of the San...
Frango Candies
Frango candies originated with the Frederick and Nelso dep...
Marshall Field's
Marshall Field pioneered the department store model during...
Oscar Mayer Magnet School
Oscar Mayer Magnet School was dedicated in 1956 in honor o...
Rosehill Cemetery
Rosehill Cemetery opened in 1859 on Roe's Hill, land owned...
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park began to take form in the early 1860s, when t...
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Ulysses S. Grant Monument
The size and placement of the bronze equestrian statue portraying Ulysses S. Grant is a testament to Grant's relationship to Chicago and the state of Illinois. Though born in Ohio, Grant was a central figure in Illinois' Civil War experience. ...
Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain
Early-twentieth century Chicagoans were proud of their city, and they wanted to broadcast its greatness to the rest of the world. Some wanted to build a massive civic building in ...
Wrigley Company
The partially-demolished complex at the corner of 35th and Ashland was once the home to the Wrigley Company, one of the world's largest chewing gum manufacturers. The Wrigley Company has been an important member of Chicago's candy industry since the ...
Central Manufacturing District
The factory building at 3636 S. Iron Street was once the home to S. A. Maxwell and Company, a manufacturer of window shades and other treatments. S. A. Maxwell’s business is one of hundreds of companies that once occupied space ...
Salvadoran Underground Railroad
The Wellington Avenue Church of Christ was part of the Sanctuary Movement, an effort by religious institutions to help Salvadoran refugees who entered the U.S. illegally between the 1970s and early 1990s to escape Civil War.
Salvadorans ...
Frango Candies
Frango candies originated with the Frederick and Nelso department store in Seattle, but are widely associated (at least with mid-westerners) with Marshall Field and Company, which acquired rights to Frango candy production when it bought Frederick and Nelso in 1929. ...
Marshall Field's
Marshall Field pioneered the department store model during a time of rising consumer optimism. He began his retail career in 1865 when he opened a dry-goods business with well-known Chicago giants Levi Leiter and Potter Palmer. Palmer sold his part ...
Oscar Mayer Magnet School
Oscar Mayer Magnet School was dedicated in 1956 in honor of Oscar F. Mayer, founder of the company by the same name, who had died the year before. Mayer’s company factory was located nearby at 1241 N. Sedgwick, and Mayer ...
Rosehill Cemetery
Rosehill Cemetery opened in 1859 on Roe's Hill, land owned by resident and local tavern owner Hiram Roe. City Cemetery had been Chicago's central burying ground until the city decided in the 1860s to turn it into Lincoln Park. To ...
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park began to take form in the early 1860s, when the city decided to turn what was then City Cemetery into Lake Park to provide green space for residents moving to Chicago's near north side. As the city grew, ...
