tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post5498169864587825947..comments2024-03-28T09:57:56.621-05:00Comments on The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : The History of the Heald Square Monument at Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-47823298626873447052023-05-07T16:01:52.572-05:002023-05-07T16:01:52.572-05:00The Washington, Morris, and Saloman statue designe...The Washington, Morris, and Saloman statue designed by Lorado Taft was originally on a triangular Island in the middle of the Wacker Dr., E. Wacker Pl, and Wabash Ave. It was moved in recent years to a near-by less conspicuous place on Lower Wacker alongside the Chicago River, called the Heard Square Memorial, named in honor of the Ft Dearborn Commander 1810-1812.Ross the Storytellernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-14068596892599938952020-02-14T10:07:15.816-06:002020-02-14T10:07:15.816-06:00It is on Lower Wacker, between Wabash and State St...It is on Lower Wacker, between Wabash and State Street, on the south side of the Chicago River. You can also read about it in Allen Weller, Lorado Taft: The Chicago Years, Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2014, p. 233.Loradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014352483631051536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-54974384609621446742020-02-14T08:48:07.651-06:002020-02-14T08:48:07.651-06:00The use of the word "demean" threw me th...The use of the word "demean" threw me the first time I read the inscription, since we use it in common language now in a negative way, as,to disrespect. And we in Champaign-Urbana also enjoy the sculptures of Lorado Taft!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174161541409209676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-87970773196805912732019-12-21T04:07:53.827-06:002019-12-21T04:07:53.827-06:00I could not find this monument. Did they remove i...I could not find this monument. Did they remove it? Where is it today? Paul Huebl Crimefile Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841397705805774698noreply@blogger.com