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Schaller’s Original Pump was the oldest bar and restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. [1] Located at 3714 South Halsted Street, the Pump was opened in 1881 by George “Harvey” Schaller and was owned and operated by the founder’s descendants until its closure in 2017. It was a local landmark in the Chicago South Side neighborhood of Bridgeport.
Chicago History Museum is the museum of the Chicago Historical Society (CHS). The CHS was founded in 1856 to study and interpret Chicago's history. The museum has been located in Lincoln Park since the 1930s at 1601 North Clark Street at the intersection of North Avenue in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood, where the museum has been expanded several times.
In the 1930s, the bar acquired the nickname "The Green Door", and this was eventually adopted formally. [1] George Parenti purchased the bar from the Giacomoni brothers in August 1985. [1] The structure developed a lean from plumb in its early years, due to the construction techniques used at the time, and this is still noticeable. [1]
The exhibit, "Injustice: The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till," portrays the painful but pivotal trial of the two men who were eventually acquitted of brutally killing Till after the 14-year ...
Chicago Cultural Center. The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small.Major cultural institutions include: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Goodman Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Central Public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center, all in the Loop;
Sign inside the tavern Door to the tavern. The first location, at 1855 W. Madison St., opened in 1934 when William "Billy Goat" Sianis bought the Lincoln Tavern, near Chicago Stadium, for $205 with a bounced check (the proceeds from the first weekend they were open were used to fulfill the payment).
In 1910, real estate developer and tavern owner Tom Chamales began leasing the property from the Hoffmans. [1] [6] Chamales changed the name to "Morse's Cafe & Garden."[1] In 1914, after acquiring adjacent land to the west, Chamales demolished the original venue and replaced it with a large, two-story complex that he named the Green Mill Gardens [1] as a nod to the famous Moulin Rouge ("Red ...
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