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What's New

November 2003
  1. New images added to select pages: Metropolitan Theater... Roosevelt Theater... Smaller Loop Theaters

October 2003
  1. Many new links added to links page: Chicago History Internet Links

July 2002
  1. Many new links added to links page: Chicago History Internet Links

May 2002
  1. New page about parks and beaches added: Summer Gardens and Picnic Groves
  2. New page about ballrooms added: Rainbo Gardens

April 2002
  1. New page added to Research Guide: Chicago-Based Publications (1923)
  2. New section about transport facilities added: Transport Facilities News Articles
  3. New page about sports facilities added: Chicago Arena
  4. Improved page about movie theaters added: United Artists

February 2002
  1. Many new links added to links page: Chicago History Internet Links

January 2002
  1. New page about parks and beaches added: Smaller Amusement Parks
  2. Two new pages about department stores added: Madigan's... H.C. Struve Company
  3. New or improved maps added to select pages: Lincoln-Belmont

November 2001
  1. New section added to Scrapbooks: 1919 Race Riot

August 2001
  1. Two new pages about movie theaters added: Oak Park Theater... Smaller Loop Theaters
  2. Additions to: Chicago Movie Theater Articles (seven articles from 1925, one from 1926)

July 2001
  1. New page about movie theaters added: Metropolitan Theater
  2. New or improved maps added to select pages: The Loop

January 2001
  1. New page about parks and beaches added: Washington Park
  2. New page about movie theaters added: Vendome Theater
  3. New or improved maps added to select pages: Bronzeville/47th Street

November 2000
  1. New page about sports facilities added: Chicago Stadium
  2. New page about department stores added: Gilmore's
  3. New page about movie theaters added: Marbro Theater
  4. New images added to select pages: Chicago Theater... Aragon Ballroom... White City
  5. New or improved maps added to select pages: Downtown Evanston

August 2000
  1. New page about movie theaters added or improved: Varsity Theater
  2. New section about parks and beaches added: Parks and Beaches News Archive (nineteen articles)
  3. New or improved maps added to select pages: Uptown... Logan Square... Woodlawn... West Madison

June 2000
  1. Two new pages about movie theaters added or improved: Regal Theater... Movie Theater Box Office Receipts
  2. New page about department stores added: South Center Department Store
  3. New images added to select pages: Regal Theater
  4. New web site interface introduced: Main Menu

May 2000
  1. Two new pages added to Tour by Sites under Movie Theaters: Chicago Theater... Chicago Movie Theater Articles (twenty-five articles)
  2. New section added to Tour by Sites under Dance Halls: Chicago Dance Hall Articles (ten articles)
  3. New page added to Tour by Districts under Parks and Beaches: Sans Souci Amusement Park
  4. New images added to select pages: Green Mill Gardens

February 2000
  1. Two new pages added to Tour by Sites under Movie Theaters: DeLuxe Theater... Riviera Theater
  2. New page added to Tour by Sites under Dance Halls: Green Mill Gardens
  3. New page added to Tour by Districts under Uptown: General History of Uptown

January 2000
  1. New section added to Tour by Sites under Movie Theaters/Citywide Movie Theater Index: Early Theaters

August 1999
  1. New section added to Scrapbooks: Postcard Archive

March 1999
  1. New page added to Tour by Sites under Movie Theaters: Orpheum
  2. New page added to Tour by Sites under Parks and Beaches: Forest Park
  3. New images added to select pages: History of Arcadia Ballroom

February 1999
  1. New section added to Scrapbooks: Notable Impresarios of Jazz Age Chicago
  2. New images added to select pages: History of Aragon Ballroom and Hotel Sherman

November 1998
  1. New page added to Parks and Beaches: Riverview Amusement Park

October 1998
  1. New section added: Chicago History Bookstore
  2. Two pages added to Tour by Sites under Movie Theaters/Oriental Theater: "Opening of Big Loop House Only Week Away"... "Hails New Oriental as Wonder Theater"

September 1998
  1. Page added to Links section: Chicago History in the News

August 1998
  1. Page added to Tour by Sites under Department Stores: Loren Miller/Goldblatt's
  2. Three pages added to Tour by Sites under Movie Theaters/Paradise Theater: Basic History of the Paradise Theater... "Balaban and Katz New Paradise Open Today"... "'Dream' Theater Built on Great West Side"
  3. Introductory Essay section added to Introduction: "The Changing City"... "City of Amusements"... "The Search for Fun"... "The Center of It All"

July 1998
  1. New images added to select pages: Chicago and Northwestern Station... History of Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
  2. New page added to Tour by Sites under Department Stores: Becker-Ryan / Sears Roebuck
  3. New page added to Tour by Sites under Parks and Beaches/White City Amusement Park: White City's Boardwalks


June 1998
  1. New page added to Tour by Sites under Hotels: Hotel Sherman
  2. Pages updated to reflect new research: Citywide Department Store Index... Citywide Hotel Index... Citywide Theater Index - Suburban Theaters
  3. Three pages added to Tour by Sites under Dance Halls/Aragon Ballroom: "North Side to Get $1,000,000 Ballroom"... "Beauty of Old Spain Is Found At the Aragon"... "Thousands Throng Great Aragon Ballroom"
  4. New page added to Links: Chicago History Research Guide
  5. Five pages added to Tour by Sites under Parks and Beaches/White City Amusement Park: Opening Year Attractions... "White City is Opened"... "White City Makes Its Bow to Thousands of Guests..."... "White City, Host to 35,000,000, Welcomes Crowds..."... "Trip Down the Boardwalk Nets Laughs, Thrills"


May 1998
  1. Page added to Tour by Sites under Transport Facilities: Union Station
  2. Image added to Tour by Sites under Movie Theaters: Oriental Theater





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