Hidden Chicago Landmarks

by John R. Schmidt

Overview

Take in the sights of Chicago's forgotten byways, including a cow trail through a downtown hotel. Pause reflectively at the cemetery in a working scrapyard and the church built without a nail. Stop by the one-time homes of Walt Disney, Joe Louis, Hillary Clinton and Al Capone. Along the way, greet forgotten Chicago notables like the vice president who won a Nobel Prize and wrote a number-one pop hit. From the shortest street to the oldest house, John R. Schmidt visits the sites of Chicago's neglected history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439667316
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	07/08/2019
Series:	Hidden History
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

John R. Schmidt is a fifth-generation Chicagoan. He earned his PhD in history at the University of Chicago and has taught at all levels, from kindergarten through college, including more than thirty years in the Chicago Public School System. He has published nearly four hundred articles in magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias and anthologies. This is his fifth book.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction 11

Part I Hidden Landmarks: Central and West

The Cowpath in the Loop 13

Dillinger Wannabe 15

Walt Disney Birthplace 17

Hef's Galewood Homestead 19

Carl Sandburg's First House 21

Sam Giancana Home 23

Continental Divide 25

The Palace on 12^th Street 27

Anton J. Cermak Home 29

St. Paul Catholic Church 31

Marquette Monolith 34

Clarence Wagner's Bridge 36

The Balbo Column 38

Who Is Buried in Logan's Tomb? 40

Part II Hidden Landmarks: North

Fairbank Row Houses 43

Cider House Story 45

Gloria Swanson's Many Chicago Homes 47

The Vice President from Evanston 49

The Leaning Tower of Niles 52

Hillary's Home 54

Bring 'Em Back Alive 56

Chicago's Oldest House? 57

Robinson Family Graves 59

The Ground 'L' 62

Chicago's Shortest Street 64

Red Emma's Hideout 66

The Nazi Saboteur on Fremont Street 68

The Tomb in the Park 70

Part III Hidden Landmarks: South

Bet-a-Million 73

Joe Louis Home 75

The O'Leary Himself 77

The Senator and the Pineapple 79

Al Capone Home 82

Mahalia Jackson Home 84

Chicago's Oldest Public Monument 86

The Real "Christmas Story" House 88

The Enchanted Lake 90

Chicago's Smallest Cemetery 92

The Richest Black Man in America 94

Marxism on the Grand Boulevard 96

A Forgotten Home of Clarence Darrow 99

Daley Family Home 101

Part IV Lost Landmarks

Ronald Reagan's Chicago Home 103

Edgewater Beach Hotel 105

The Original Old St. Mary's 107

Peter Hand Brewery 109

The Houses that Jimmy Built 111

The Wandering Monument 113

Henry W. Rincker House 116

The Gold Coast Caverns 118

Archer-35^th Recreation 120

Western-Belmont Overpass 122

Part V Drive-By Neighborhoods

Albany Park 125

Cicero 127

Englewood 130

Hegewisch 132

Mount Greenwood 134

Portage Park 136

Rogers Park 138

West Garfield Park 140

About the Author 143