Royal George Theatre Center
The Royal George is one of the city's more traditional medium-sized theaters. It's got a great Lincoln Park location, well-spaced seats and good sight lines, and generally popular shows (including the blockbuster "Angels ... famplosion.com
Aaron Montgomery Ward
"Aaron Montgomery Ward (February 17, 1844 - December 7, 1913) was an American businessman notable for the invention of mail order.The mail-order industry started about a hundred years ago with Aaron Montgomery Ward, who t... waymarking.com
Richard Warren Sears
"Richard Warren Sears (born December 7, 1863 in Stewartville, Minnesota – died September 28, 1914), son of James Warren Sears (a blacksmith and wagon-maker by trade) and Eliza Benton, was a manager, businessman, an... waymarking.com
Steak Joynt Building / The Adobo Grill
This Victorian-style, 3 story building was built in 1872, and shares a wall with the business on it's right side, Comedy Club Second City. On this in the 1860's, where this building now stands; another ornate building,... hauntedhouses.com
Daniel Burnham
Graceland Cemetery is the graveyard of Chicago architecture giants including Ludwig Mies van der Rohr, Louis Sullivan, William Holabird, Howard Van Doren Shaw, William LeBaron Jenney, George Elmslie, Bruce Goff, and Burnh... waymarking.com
Anton Cermak - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Il
From the Friends of the Cemetery website at: (visit link) "The mausoleum was built by the Heller Brothers monument firm and erected in 1929. It was constructed in the popular Art Deco style for the Cermak family after the... waymarking.com
Saint Andrew's Inn
Ole St. Andrew's Inn is on the first floor of a rather drab two story brick building. It has a cheerful green awning, which runs above the colorful yellow-trimmed windows and runs out over the sidewalk to the street, i... hauntedhouses.com
Victor Lawson - Chicago, Il
There's no Wikipedia article about Lawson, but this website (visit link) has this to say about him:"When Victor F. Lawson died in 1925 after nearly fifty years as proprietor of the Chicago Daily News, some of the obituary... waymarking.com
Oscar F. Mayer
"Oscar Ferdinand Mayer began working at a meat market in Detroit, Michigan and then later in Chicago, Illinois. In 1883 in Chicago, Oscar Mayer leased the Kolling Meat Market along with his brother, Gottfried Mayer. The t... waymarking.com
George Pullman - Chicago, Il
Chicago's Graceland Cemetery has gravesites for many prominent people...with many unique monuments.This gravesite of George Pullman and his family has a huge Corinthian column on a large platform which also has some built... waymarking.com
Indian Boundary Park Wind Harp - Chicago, Il
This harp is located on a reedy island in a small "lagoon" toward the center of Indian Boundary Park.The Park's Advisory Council's website (visit link) had the following to report about the harp's installation:"Wind Harp ... waymarking.com
Northeastern Illinois University Peace Labyrinth - Chicago, Il
The mission of TEAM, from their website at (visit link) "Teachers of Experiential and Adventure Methodology (T.E.A.M.) is an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting the process of experiential and adventure bas... waymarking.com
Louis Henri Sullivan
Graceland Cemetery is the graveyard of Chicago architecture giants including Ludwig Mies van der Rohr, Louis Sullivan, John Root, William Holabird, Howard Van Doren Shaw, William LeBaron Jenney, George Elmslie, and Bruce ... waymarking.com
Milton S. Florsheim
In 1892 Milton Florsheim began making shoes in a small factory in Chicago. The first pair he made with his father, Sigmund were a combination of style, comfort and high quality workmanship. Milton knew that high quality s... waymarking.com
Potter Palmer - Chicago, Il
Potter Palmer was a major businessman and developer in Chicago. He founded a dry goods store, Potter Palmer and Company in Chicago. He later brought in others..including Marshall Fields...and the store eventually adopted ... waymarking.com
Bruce Goff
Graceland Cemetery is the graveyard of Chicago architecture giants including Ludwig Mies van der Rohr, Louis Sullivan, John Root, William Holabird, Howard Van Doren Shaw, William LeBaron Jenney, George Elmslie, and Bruce ... waymarking.com
Smith Museum Of Stained Glass Windows - Chicago, Il
From this website (visit link) , we learn:"Open since February 2000, it is the first museum in the United States dedicated solely to stained glass windows. It showcases both secular and religious windows and is divided by... waymarking.com
Schweppe Mansion
This stone mansion with twenty rooms was unoccupied for half a century after the man who owned it committed suicide; he was mourning the loss of his wife Laura Schweppe. The halls are haunted by the ghost of his servant. ... realhaunts.com