History

This book contains a history of the Sears Tower in Chicago, as well as a collection of photographs of the building.

This book contains a history of the Marshall Field's building and a collection of historical photographs.

This guidebook, written by Mariame Kaba and Essence McDowell, features a number of Black women who contributed to the development of Chicago from the mid-19th century to today. It tells a story of Black women activists, educators and artists who lived and worked on Chicago’s South Side by taking readers on a tour of relevant landmarks and locations.

Chicago's Growth in sixty years from frontier outpost to the second largest city in America embodied for writers and artists the sudden and even violent transition to what we call the modern period. Among the themes in Smith's study are the place of art int he new city, the representation of women trying to succeed on the city's "male" terms, and the conception of the businessman as artist. *

The Loop. Walking tour of the Loop -- Near North Side. Gold Coast ; Little Hell ; Old Town ; Lincoln Park ; Near North Side tour -- Mid-North Side. Lake View ; East Lake View/New Town ; Wrigleyville ; Buena Park ; Uptown ; Mid-North tour -- Far North Side. Rogers Park ; Edgewater ; Far North Side tour -- Milwaukee Avenue corridor. West Town ; Wicker Park ; Ukrainian Village ; Humboldt Park/Logan Square ; Milwaukee Avenue corridor tour -- Near West Side. Near West Side tour -- Lower West Side. Pilsen ; Heart of Chicago ; South Lawndale ; Little Village ; Lower West Side tour -- Old South Side. Near South Side ; Douglas ; Old South Side tour -- Grand Boulevard-Washington Park. Grand Boulevard ; Washington Park ; Grand Boulevard-Washington Park tour -- South Lakefront. Hyde Park/Kenwood ; South Shore ; South Lakefront tour -- Southeast Side. South Chicago ; East Side ; South Deering ; Pullman ; Southeast Side tour -- Stock Yard district. Bridgeport ; McKinley Park ; Back of the Yards ; Canaryville ; Stock Yard district tour -- Near Southwest Side. Englewood ; Gage Park-Marquette Park ; Brighton Park ; Archer Avenue and Chinatown ; Near Southwest Side tour -- Beverley Hills-Morgan Park. Beverley Hills-Morgan Park tour.

Preface -- The world of the neighborhoods -- The Near Northwest side -- Bridgeport and Back of the Yards -- The Lower West side -- The Near North side -- New Greek Town -- Kenwood and Hyde Park -- Uptown -- South Chicago -- Devon Avenue : the Jewish community -- Pullman Village and Beverly Hills -- Morgan Park.

The ethnic odyssey / Melvin G. Holli, Peter D'A. Jones -- Cultural pluralism -- Irish Chicago: church, homeland, politics, and class: the shaping of an ethnic group, 1870-1900 / Michael F. Funchion -- The Jews of Chicago: from Shtetl to suburb / Irving Cutler -- Greek survival in Chicago: the role of ethnic education, 1890-1980 / Andrew T. Kopan -- Ukrainian Chicago: the making of a nationality group in America / Myron Bohdon Kuropas -- Suburban Italians: Chicago Heights, 1890-1975 / Dominic Candeloro.

Preface -- Prologue: Opening day -- Introduction: The Great World's Fair and Victorial Culture -- pt. 1. THE BACKGROUND -- The Crystal Palace and the origins of the institution -- The growth and character of the institution -- America and the Great World's Fairs -- pt. 2. THE SETTING -- Energy and uncertainty -- The representative city -- pt. 3. THE GREAT FAIR -- Genesis and growth of the idea -- Organization -- The site, the plan, and the design -- Finance and promotion -- Dedication day -- Final preparations -- The World's Congress -- The exhibits -- The midway -- pt. 4. THE CULTURE -- Achievement and influence -- A confusion of symbols -- The vision of unity -- Epilogue -- APPENDICES -- A) The World's Fairs -- B) U.S. appropriations to exhibitions and fairs -- C) The act creating the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 -- D) Preliminary and final classification system -- E) The Presidential proclamation -- F) Memorandum of December 9, 1890 -- G) Burnham's letter of December 13, 1890 -- H) A financial balance sheet.

Introduction / by Studs Terkel -- The hustlers -- Are you a Christian? -- The silver-colored yesterday -- Love is for barflies -- Bright faces opf tomorrow -- No more giants -- Nobody knows where O'Connor went -- Afterword : the people of these parts : a survey of modern mid-American letters.