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This “rollicking newspaperman’s memoir” offers a personal tour of Chicago’s cultural history and makes “a strong case for Second City exceptionalism" (The New York Times).
In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A. J. Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the "Second City." From the skyline to garbage collection, nothing escaped Liebling's...
In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A. J. Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the "Second City." From the skyline to garbage collection, nothing escaped Liebling's...
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Personal snapshots and historical footage provide a glimpse of a less complicated time as Chicagoans share humorous and touching stories from the 1920's, '30s and '40s in Chicago. Segments recall Riverview Park, Maxwell Street, the Aragon Ballroom and other local landmarks.
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"This isn't your average travel book--and these aren't your average tourist destinations! Take a wild ride through hidden Windy City history--often dark, sometimes inexplicable, and occasionally glamorous. Meet the gangsters, ghosts, serial killers and celebrities that only Chicago could produce. This journey into eclectic Chicago lore includes: 19 spine-tingling creepy sites (Resurrection Mary, Lonely Ghost of Lake Forest, St. Rita's and so many...
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Where can you see the world's biggest bean, look down from America's tallest building, and see America's greenest river? Chicago! America's third-biggest city is packed with fun things to do and see... and eat! Head to the Midwest with us for a visit to Chi-town!
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"Why don't Chicagoans douse their hot dogs in ketchup? What do Chicagoans mean when they say, "I'm going on the 'L' to the Loop?" How did a snowstorm change a mayoral election? These and many other aspects of life in Chicago are the basis of What's With Chicago?, a look at a Midwestern city with a cosmopolitan lifestyle."--Back cover.
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"Embark on a scavenger hunt to the unknown and unusual corners of Chicago. This endlessly interesting city is home to tales as tall as our skyscrapers and secrets as deep as our pizzas. Explore a side of Chicago you’ve never seen, from a grave in a junkyard to a pool under the Loop. Discover where you can picnic on a nuclear pylon or snorkel a Lake Michigan shipwreck. Visit the site of the Western Hemisphere’s largest mass grave or run away to...
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Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Windy City has to offer! Whether you're a born-and-raised Chicagoan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, “Chicago Curiosities” will have you laughing out loud as Scotti Cohn takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Windy City.
Watch Daedalus and Icarus fly across the façade of the Savings of America Building-and wonder...
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A fun-filled volume for Chicagoans, visitors, and anyone interested in Chicago, it is a collection of fascinating facts, wonderful quotations, and surprising history about famous biggests, longests, oldests, and firsts"". A useful, entertaining introduction to America's most livable great city.""
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Memory Emporium kits are designed for individuals suffering from dementia or memory loss and their caregivers and loved ones to use together. Provides an opportunity for verbal & non-verbal communication on topics appropriate and meaningful for people born between 1920-1950. This kit contains a collection of items revolving around the Chicago in the 20th century including books, DVDs, manipulatives, and games
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Divided by neighborhood or community areas, each page has pictures of two architectural details from Chicago buildings, and each picture has a four-line rhyming clue. Space is provided under each picture for you to write the location when you find it, as no answer guide or directory is provided in the book. Mlinaric's intent is to help you discover the hidden gems of Chicago's neighborhoods on your own. -- based on perusal of book
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"Where can you see the world's biggest bean, look down from America's tallest building, and see America's greenest river? Chicago!"--Back cover.