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Harold Edward "Red" Grange (June 13, 1903 – January 28, 1991), nicknamed "the Galloping Ghost" and "the Wheaton Iceman", was an American professional football halfback who played for the Chicago Bears and the short-lived New York Yankees.
Development in the district began in the late nineteenth century, as the Rock Island Line brought access to downtown jobs and several private schools opened in the area, and continued through the early twentieth century. Real estate atop the ridge was particularly sought after for its views and attracted wealthy residents, while the area's ...
Soo campaigned to get the Chicago Transit Authority to give the Argyle 'L' station a $250,000 face-lift, then in 1981 he started the "Taste of Argyle," an annual food festival. He also secured funds from Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne to fix the sidewalks, and later from Mayor Harold Washington to repair building facades. Because of his tireless work ...
This is a list of the 137 National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County, Illinois outside Chicago and Evanston.Separate lists are provided for the 62 listed properties and historic districts in Evanston and the more than 350 listed properties and districts in in Chicago.
The Encyclopedia of Chicago is a historical reference work covering Chicago and the entire Chicago metropolitan area published by the University of Chicago Press. Released in October 2004, the work is the result of a ten-year collaboration between the Newberry Library and the Chicago Historical Society .
The West Burton Place Historic District is a residential historic district located at 143-161 W. Burton Place in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district, which includes twelve main houses and five carriage houses, was developed in the late 19th century but renovated into an artists' colony in the 1920s and 1930s.
The Andersonville Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. It runs from 4800 North Clark Street to 5800 North Clark Street in the city's Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods. The area is home to a heavily Swedish American community. Many buildings in the district have remained intact since the early twentieth ...
United States historic place Prairie Avenue District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Chicago Landmark The John J. Glessner House by Henry Hobson Richardson is located within the Prairie Avenue District. Show map of Chicago metropolitan area Show map of Illinois Location Chicago, Illinois Coordinates 41°51′26″N 87°37′19″W / 41.85722°N 87.62194 ...