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Showing posts with label Illinois Business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois Business. Show all posts
Sunday, May 26, 2024

The Legendary Giordano's Restaurant and Pizzeria: A Taste of Chicago's History.

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In 1974, a culinary tale unfolded in the heart of Chicago. Two brothers, Efren and Joseph Giordano, arrived from Turin, Italy, carrying prec...
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Monday, May 20, 2024

C.D. Peacock, Chicago. Fine Jewelry & Watches — 1837─Present

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Elijah Peacock was an English immigrant who, along with his wife, Rebecca Haylock, moved to Chicago in February 1837. Shortly after arriving...
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Saturday, May 18, 2024

Nightlife and Entertainment Clubs in Mid-20th Century Chicago.

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Chicago nightlife proliferated in the wake of the 1871 Chicago Fire and again in conjunction with the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
Monday, May 6, 2024

The Noose Coffee Shop in Chicago supplied last meals for death row inmates of Cook County Jail in the 1920s.

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In the early 1900s, when Cook County Jail was on Dearborn and Hubbard Streets, a nearby restaurant would supply 25 to 50 meals daily to inma...
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Monday, April 1, 2024

All time top-10 articles, since 12/2016, of the Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ [#reads]

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Which articles have you read or did you read? Five out of ten are amusement parks.  01)  T he History of Kiddieland in Melrose Park, Illinoi...
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Sunday, December 17, 2023

SCHUETZEN PARK TO RIVERVIEW PARK; FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE.

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Schützen Park, Chicago. (1879-1903) Compiled by Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D. Schützen Park, also known as Sharpshooters' Park, was located ...