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| Extended List of Chicago History Links |
Last update - 1 July 2005
Note: Links added since July 2004 indicated by an asterisk (*).
- General Chicago History
City Histories
- Chronological
History of Chicago [Chicago Public Library]
- *Chicago: City of the Century
[PBS]
- 20th
Century Chicago [Chicago Sun-Times]
- Chicago
History [Encarta]
- *History of Chicago [Wikipedia]
- History
of the City Government [City of Chicago]
- On-Line Historical Resources
- Chicago
Imagebase [UIC]
- Digital Past [North
Suburban Library System]
- Historical Aerial Photography of Chicago and Cook County, 1938-1939 [Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse]
- Searchable
Database of the Chicago City Council Proceedings Files, 1833-1871
[Illinois State Archives]
- Searchable
Database of the Chicago Police Department Homicide Records,
1870-1930 [Illinois State Archives]
- Searchable
Database of Chicago Buildings and Landmarks [Commission on
Chicago Landmarks]
- 1909 Guide to Street Re-Numbering Guide for Chicago's Neighborhoods [Chicago Historical Society]
- 1911 Guide to Street Re-Numbering Guide for Chicago's Loop District [Chicago Historical Society]
- Chicago
Trivia [Chicago Collections]
- Quotations
about Chicago [Chicago Collections]
- Chicago
in Song Lyrics [Chicago Collections]
- Chicago and Illinois
Vintage Postcards [Pat Sabin]
- Historical Maps of Chicago
- *Chicago Historical Map Collection [University of Illinois at Chicago]
- *1855—City of Chicago Map [Chicago Public Library]
- 1871—Map of Burnt District [Chicago Historical Society]
- 1875—City of Chicago Map with Wards [Cook County, Illinois USGenWeb]
- 1910—U.S. Geological Survey Map of Chicago [Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
- 1917—Automobile Blue Book Map of Downtown District [Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
- Famous Chicagoans
General
- Chicago Biographies [CUIP]
- *People from Chicago [Wikipedia]
- Communities
- The Jews of
Chicago [Virtual Jewish Chicago]
- Notable
African-American Chicagoans [Chicago Public Library]
- Early Settlers
- Du
Sable, Jean-Baptist-Point [Black Studies Centre]
- Du Sable,
Jean-Baptist-Point [Kreyol.com]
- Du
Sable, Jean-Baptist-Point [Florida A&M University]
- Mayors
- Cermak, Anton
[Cermak Technologies, Inc.]
- Cermak,
Anton [Spartacus Educational]
- Daley,
Richard J. [Encyclopedia.com]
- Daley,
Richard J. [Douglas O. Linder]
- Washington,
Harold [Chicago Public Library]
- Washington,
Harold [infoplease.com]
- Chicago's
Mayors [Chicago Public Library]
- *Mayors of Chicago [Wikipedia]
- Final
Resting Places of Chicago's Mayors [Chicago Public Library]
- Social Reformers and Political Activists
- *Abbott, Grace [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- Addams,
Jane [The Nobel Foundation]
- Addams,
Jane [Jane Addams Hull-House Museum]
- Brief
History of Women's Suffrage in Illinois [Mark W. Sorenson]
-
Hampton,
Fred [African American Publications]
- McDowell,
Mary E. [Illinois Labor History Society]
- McDowell,
Mary E. [Spartacus Educational]
-
Merriam,
Charles E. [University of Chicago Library]
- *Parsons, Lucy [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- *Willard, Frances E. [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- Scientists and Scholars
-
Park,
Robert S. [University of Chicago Library]
- *Williams, Dr. Daniel Hale
[Provident Foundation]
- *Williams, Dr. Daniel Hale [Black Inventor Online Museum]
-
Notable
University of Chicago Faculty [University of Chicago Library]
- Religious and Spritual Leaders
- Moody,
Dwight L. [Moody Bible Institute]
- Moody,
Dwight L. [Moody Church]
- Business Leaders
- Armour,
Philip D. (meat-packer) [infoplease.com]
- Insull,
Samuel (utilities magnate) [Tom Burke]
- *McCormick, Cyrus (International Harvester) [Wisconsin Historical Society]
- *McCormick, Cyrus (International Harvester) [Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center]
- Shedd, John
Graves (Marshall Field and Company) [Shedd Aquarium]
- *Walgreen, C. R. (druggist) [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- *Ward, Aaron Montgomery (mail-order merchandiser) [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- Labor Leaders
- *Haley, Margaret [Spartacus]
- *Kelley, Florence [SUNY at Binghamton]
- Educators
- *Robert Maynard Hutchins (University of Chicago) [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- Harper,
William Rainey (University of Chicago) [Muskingum College]
- *Harper, William Rainey [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- Musicians and Entertainers
- Armstrong, Louis—Cook County Domestic Relations Court Case Records [Cook
County Clerk of Court Archives]
- Biederbecke, Leon "Bix"
[Red Hot Jazz Archive]
- Condon, Albert "Eddie"
[Red Hot Jazz Archive]
- Freeman, Bud
[Red Hot Jazz Archive]
- Goodman, Benny
[Red Hot Jazz Archive]
- Krupa, Gene
[Red Hot Jazz Archive]
- McPartland,
Jimmy [Red Hot Jazz Archive]
- Mezzrow, Milton "Mezz"
[Red Hot Jazz Archive]
- Pollack, Ben
[Red Hot Jazz Archive]
- Spanier, Mugsy
[Red Hot Jazz Archive]
- Sullivan, Joe
[Red Hot Jazz Archive]
- *Swanson, Gloria [Glorius Gloria]
- *Swanson,
Gloria [Sunset Boulevard]
- Teschemacher,
Frank [Red Hot Jazz Archive]
- Writers and Publishers
-
African-American
Chicago Writers and a Sampling of Their Work [Chicago Public
Library]
-
Bellow,
Saul [Nobel e-Museum]
-
Brooks,
Gwendolyn [Modern American Poetry]
- *Hansberry, Lorraine [women of color women of words]
- *Hansberry, Lorraine [Women in American History]
- *Hecht, Ben [Books and Writers]
- Dreiser,
Theodore [Spartacus Educational]
- Dreiser
Websites [Univ. of North Carolina at Wilmington]
-
Hughes,
Langston [Modern American Poetry]
- Sandburg,
Carl [Bartleby.com]
-
Sandburg,
Carl [Modern American Poetry]
- *Ward, Arch [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- Wright,
Richard [Mississippi Writers Page]
-
Wright,
Richard [Modern American Poetry]
- Athletes
- Foster,
Andrew "Rube" (baseball pitcher) [Shadowball]
- Jackson,
"Shoeless" Joe [CMG Worldwide]
- Architects
- Chicago
Architects Oral History Project [Art Institue of Chicago]
- Burnham,
Daniel [fredericklawolmsted.com]
- Burnham, Daniel [Nancy Petranovich]
- Burnham,
Daniel, and John Wellborn Root [Great Buildings]
- Eberson,
John [Univ. of Pennsylvania Special Collections]
- Gerber,
Arthur U. [Tom Burke]
- Holabird,
William, and Martin Roche [City of Chicago]
- Jenney,
William LeBaron [City of Chicago]
- Root, John
Wellborn [Nancy Petranovich]
- Sullivan,
Louis [All-Wright Site]
- Wright,
Frank Lloyd [All-Wright Site]
- Attorneys
- Darrow,
Clarence [Prof. Douglas Linder]
- Darrow,
Clarence - Biographical Bibliography [infoplease.com]
- *Gertz, Elmer [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- Publishers
- Abbott,
Robert S. (Chicago Defender) [PBS]
- Sengstacke,
John (Chicago Defender) [PBS]
- Criminals and Gangsters
- Capone, Al [Al
Capone Museum]
- Moran,
George "Bugs" [Gangsters Incorporated]
- O'Banion,
Dion—Probate Court Case Records [Cook County Clerk of Court
Archives]
- Chicago
Mob History [Search International]
- Other Notables
- O'Hare,
Butch [Chicago Department of Aviation]
- Streeter,
Captain George Wellington [K.C. Hustad et al.]
- Major Events
1803—Fort Dearborn Established
- History
of Fort Dearborn [Chicago Public Library]
- View
of Fort Dearborn, 1820 [Wisconsin Electronic Reader]
- View
of Fort Dearborn, 1831 [Wisconsin Electronic Reader]
- 1812—Fort Dearborn Massacre
- History
of the Fort Dearborn Massacre [War of 1812]
- *History of the Fort Dearborn Massacre [Encyclopedia of North American Indians]
- 1833—Treaty of Chicago
- *History of the Treaty of Chicago [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- 1861-5—Civil War in Chicago
- History
of Camp Douglas
- 1871—Chicago Fire
- The Great Chicago Fire
and the Web of Memory [Chicago Historical Society]
- *The Chicago Tribune's Coverage of the Chicago Fire [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- 1886—Haymarket Massacre
- The
Haymarket Affair [Prof. Douglas Linder]
- The
Haymarket Massacre Archive [Dana Ward]
- The
Haymarket Tragedy [Illinois Labor History Society]
- Haymarket
Affair Court Case Records [Cook County Clerk of Court
Archives]
- *Gov. John Peter Altgeld and the Haymarket Riot [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- 1893—World's Columbian Exposition
- World's
Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience, Aftermath [Julie K.
Rose]
- Interactive
Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition [Bruce Schulman]
- Web-book
of the Fair
- 1894—Pullman Strike
- *History
of the Pullman Strike [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- *History of the Pullman Strike [Houghton Mifflin]
- History of the
Pullman Strike [Illinois Labor History Society]
- *Background to the Pullman Strike [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- 1903—Iroquois Theater Fire
- History of
Iroquois Theater Fire [Fireball Express]
- *History of Iroquois Theater Fire with List of Victims [Eastland Memorial Society]
- Iroquois Theater Fire Court Case Records [Cook County Clerk of Court Archives]
- 1909—The Chicago Plan
- History of
Daniel Burnham's Chicago Plan [Nancy Petranovich]
- 1915—The Eastland Disaster
- History of the
Eastland Disaster [Eastland Disaster Historical Society]
- 1919—Race Riot
- History
of Chicago in 1919 [University of Chicago-CUIP Digital
Library]
- 1919—"Black Sox" World Series
- History
of the "Black Sox Scandal" [Eric W. Everstine]
- History
of the 1919 Baseball World Series [The Sporting News]
- History
of the Black Sox Trial [Prof. Douglas O. Linder]
- Black
Sox Court Case Records [Cook County Clerk of Court Archives]
- 1924—The Leopold and Loeb Case
- Famous
American Trials: Illinois v. Leopold and Loeb [Prof. Douglas
Linder]
- Leopold
and Loeb [Marilyn Bardsley / Dark Horse Multimedia]
- Leopold
and Loeb Court Case Records [Cook County Clerk of Court
Archives]
- 1929—St. Valentine's Day Massacre
- History of
the St. Valentine's Day Massacre [Ghosts of the Prairie]
- 1933-34—Century of Progress World's Fair
- *A Century of Progress: The 1933-34 World's Fair [Univ. of Chicago Library]
- History of the
Century of Progress World's Fair [Univ. of Minnesota College
of Architecture and Landscape Architecture]
- History
of the Century of Progress World's Fair [Chicago Historical
Society]
- History
of the Century of Progress World's Fair [Dustin Kidd]
- Postcard
Images of the Century of Progress World's Fair
- Excerpts from
Official Guide Book of the Century of Progress World's
Fair
- 1937—Memorial Day Massacre
- History of
the Memorial Day Massacre [Illinois Labor Historical Society]
- 1942—Manhattan Project
- History of
Atomic Energy Development in Chicago [The Manhattan Project]
- Research
Guide to Atomic Energy Development in Chicago [Univ. of
Chicago]
- 1959—International Trade Fair / Queen Elizabeth's Visit
- International
Trade Fair Celebrates Opening Of St. Lawrence Seaway [Chicago
Public Library]
- 1959—III Pan-American Games
- History of
the III Pan-American Games [Amateur Athletic Foundation]
- 1968—Democratic National Convention
- Bibliography
on Chicago '68 [Dean Blobaum]
- History
of the "Chicago Seven Trial" [Prof. Douglas O.
Linder]
- General
- Deaths,
Disturbances, Disasters and Disorders in Chicago [Chicago
Public Library]
- Organizations and Institutions
Government Agencies
- History of
Atomic Energy Development in Chicago [Dept. of Energy]
- History
of the Chicago Fire Department [Chicago Public Library]
- Historical Photos of the
Chicago Housing Authority
- History
of the Chicago Police Department [Chicago Public Library]
- History
of the Chicago Public Library
- History of FBI
Chicago
- History of the Oak
Park Post Office [Oak Park Tourist]
- History
of the Public Building Commission of Chicago
- Educational Institutions
- History
of the Armour Institute / Illinois Institute of Technology
- History
of Benedictine University
- History
of Brother Rice High School
- History
of City Colleges of Chicago
- History of
Columbia College
- History of De La Salle
Institute
- *History of Harry S Truman College
- History
of Kent College of Law
- History
of the Dewey School / University Laboratory Schools
- History
of DePaul University
- *History of Kennedy-King College
- History
of Lake Forest College
- History of
Moody Bible Institute
- History of
the Latin School of Chicago
- History of Lane
Tech High School
- History
of Lincoln Park School
- History
of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
- *History of Morgan Park High School
- History
of National-Louis University
- History of Chicago
Teachers College/Northeastern Illinois University [James
McDunn]
- *History of North Park University
- *History of Richard J. Daley College
- History of
Robert Morris College
- History
of Roosevelt University
- History of
Quigley Preparatory Seminary
- History of St.
Patrick's High School
- History of St.
Xavier University
- History
of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- History
of Thomas Kelly High School
- History
of the University of Chicago
-
History
of the University of Chicago [University of Chicago Library]
- History
of the University of Chicago Sports
-
History
of the University of Chicago Student Life [University of
Chicago Library]
- History of Von
Steuben High School
- History of
Wells High School
- History of
Wilbur Wright College
- Religious and Spiritual Institutions
-
History of Agudas
Achim Congregation (Orthodox Jewish)
- History
of All Saints' Episcopal Church
-
History of
Augustana Lutheran Chruch of Hyde Park
- History of Bethel A.M.E. Church
-
History of Broadway
United Methodist Chruch
- History of
Chicago Sinai Congregation (Classical Reform Jewish)
- History of the
Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus, The Jesuits
-
History
of the Chicago Temple of the United Methodist Chruch
- History of the
Church of Our Savior (Episcopal)
- History
of the Church of the Atonement (Episcopal)
-
History of
Concordia Lutheran Chruch
- History
of Congregation Rodfei Zedek (Conservative Jewish)
-
History of Ebenezer
Lutheran Chruch
- *History of Edgewater Presbyterian Church
- *History of Epiphany Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History
of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
-
History
of Epworth United Methodist Chruch
- History of
the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago
- History of
Grace Episcopal Church
-
History
of Grace Lutheran Church of Evanston
- History of Holy
Angels Church (Roman Catholic)
- History
of Holy Cross/IHM Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History
of Holy Name Cathedral (Roman Catholic)
- History of Immaculate
Conception Parish (Roman Catholic)
-
History
of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
-
History
of Lake View Presbyterian Church
- History
of the Moody Church (Non-denominational)
-
History of Morgan Park
Presbyterian Church
- History
of Old St. Mary's Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History
of Our Lady Gate of Heaven Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History
of Our Lady of Victory Parish (Roman Catholic)
- *History of the Pacific Garden Mission
-
History
of Queen of Angels Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of
Quinn Chapel [Tour Black Chicago Inc.]
- History
of the Rockefeller Chapel (Non-denominational)
- *History of St. Agnes of Bohemia Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of
St. Alibe Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History
of St. Bartholomew Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of
St. Bede the Venerable Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History
of St. Benedict Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History
of St. Bride Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of St.
Cajetan Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of
St. Chrysostom's Church (Episcopal)
- History of
St. Clement Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of St.
Edmund Parish of Oak Park (Roman Catholic)
- History
of St. Ferdinand Parish (Roman Catholic)
- *History of St. Helena of the Cross Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of
St. Hyacinth Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of St.
Ignatius Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History
of St. James Cathedral (Episcopal)
-
History of
St. James Lutheran Church
- History
of St. Jerome Croatian Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of St.
John Cantius Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of St.
Josaphat Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of St.
Juliana Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of St.
Leo the Great Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History
of St. Luke's Parish of Evanston (Episcopal)
- *History of St. Margaret of Scotland Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History
of St. Mary's Parish of Evanston (Roman Catholic)
- History
of St. Mary of Perpetual Help Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of
St. Mary of the Lake Parish (Roman Catholic)
- *History of St. Monica Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of St.
Paul and the Redeemer Church (Episcopal)
- History
of St. Peter's Church (Episcopal)
- History
of St. Rita of Cascia Parish (Roman Catholic)
- *History of St. Sabina Parish (Roman Catholic)
- *History of St. Simon the Apostle Parish (Roman Catholic)
- *History of St. Stanislaus B & M Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of
St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History
of St. Tarcissus Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of
St. Theresa of Avila Parish (Roman Catholic)
- History of
St. Vincent de Paul Parish (Roman Catholic)
- *History of St. Wenceslaus Parish (Roman Catholic)
-
History
of Second Presbyterian Church
-
History of Sixth Grace
Presbyterian Church
-
History
of United Lutheran Church of Oak Park
- Settlement Houses
- *Association House
- *Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963 [University of Illinois at Chicago]
- *Hull House [Hull House Association of Chicago]
- *Northwestern University Settlement House
- *Northwestern University Settlement House [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]
- Social Organizations
- History of the
Caxton Club
-
History
of the Chicago Athletic Association
- History
of the Medinah Athletic Club Building [Hotel
Inter-Continental]
- *History of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America
- *History of the Union League Club of Chicago
- History of the
YWCA of Chicago [YWCA Metropolitan Chicago]
- Labor Unions
- *Chicago's History of Working-Class Life and Struggle
- *Chicago and the Origins of May Day [L. Gaylord]
- *Chicago's Labor Heritage [AFL-CIO]
- *History of the American Federation of Teachers
- *History of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters [A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum]
- *History of the Chicago Federation of Labor
- *History of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 134
- *History of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 143
- Hospitals and Medical Facilities
- History
of Mercy Hospital
- *History of Provident Hospital [Provident Foundation]
- History of the
University of Chicago Hospitals
- History of
Wesley Hospital [Northwestern Memorial Hospital]
- Popular Culture and Fine Arts
- Literature
- History
of the Chicago Literary Renaissance [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- Music and Dance
- History of the Aragon Ballroom
-
History
of the Chess Records
- History
of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- History of
the Deutsch-Amerikanischer Kinderchor
- Theaters
- History
of the Auditorium Theater
- *History of the Auditorium Building [Roosevelt University]
- History of
the Music Box Theater
- History
of the Regal Theater
- History
of the Uptown Theater [Friends of the Uptown]
- Radio and Television
- *History of WBBM-TV (CBS)
- *History of WCFL Radio [Chicago Federation of Labor]
- *History of WGN Radio
- *History of WGN-TV
- *History of WLS-TV (ABC)
- History of
WTTW-TV (PBS)
- Broadcasting in Chicago:
1921-1989 [Rich Samuels]
- Museums
- History of the Art Institute of Chicago Museum
- History of
the DuSable Museum of African-American History
- History of the Field Museum
- History
of the Museum of Contemporary Art
- History
of the Museum of Science and Industry
- History of
the Shedd Aquarium
- Parks and Beaches
- History of Chicago's Public Parks [Chicago Park District]
- History
of Garfield Park and Conservatory [Chicago Park District]
- History
of Lincoln Park Zoo
- History of
Shedd Aquarium
- Sports and Athletics
- *History
of the Chicago American Giants [Negro League Baseball Players Association]
- History of the Chicago Bears
- History of
the Chicago Bears [Bearshistory.com]
- History
of the Chicago Blackhawks
- History
of the Chicago Cubs
- History of
the National Soccer League of Chicago [Dave Litterer]
- History
of the Chicago White Sox
- History
of the 1906 World Series (Cubs vs. White Sox) [The
Sporting News]
- History
of the 1917 World Series (White Sox vs. Giants) [The
Sporting News]
- History
of the 1919 World Series (White Sox vs. Reds) [The
Sporting News]
- History
of the 1938 World Series (Cubs vs. Yankees) [The Sporting
News]
- History
of the 1945 World Series (Cubs vs. Tigers) [The Sporting
News]
- Food, Drink, and Restaurants
- History of the
Berghoff Restaurant
- History of Beer and
Brewing in Chicago [Bob Skilnik]
- History of the
Petersen's "Old Fashioned" Ice Cream Parlor
- Business and Industry
Financial Institutions
- History of the Chicago Board
of Trade
- *History of the Chicago Board of Trade [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- Chronology
of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
- History of
the Chicago Stock Exchange
- History of the
Northern Trust Bank
- Newspapers and Magazines
- *History of the Chicago Defender
- History
of the Chicago Defender [PBS]
- *History of the Chicago Defender [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- *History of the Chicago Democrat [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- *History of the Chicago Tribune
- *History of the Star Newspapers [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- Hotels
- *History of the Bimarck Hotel [Hotel Allegro Chicago]
- History
of the Congress Hotel
- History
of the Midland Hotel
- Department Stores and Merchandising
- History
of Carson Pirie Scott and Company [Saks Incorporated]
- History
of Sears Roebuck and Company
- History
of Montgomery Ward and Company [Univ. of Western Ontario]
- Other Retailers
- History
of Fannie May Candies
- History
of the Hyde Park Co-op
- History
of Walgreens
- Clothiers
- History of
Florsheim Shoes
- History of Hart
Schaffner & Marx [Hartmarx Corporation]
- Marketing and Advertising
- History
of Leo Burnett Company
- Manufacturing and Processing
- History of
Finkl Forging
- History of
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures Corporation
- History
of Hollister Incorporated
- History of
International Register Company [Intermatic Corporation]
- History
of John A. Huck Brewing Company [Gregg Smith]
- History of
Morton Salt
- History of
Sara Lee Bakeries
- History
of the Seal and Fastener Company [Signode]
- History
of the Solo Cup Company
- History
of Stone Container Corporation
- History of
the Tuthill Corporation
- History
of Wilson Sporting Goods
- History
of the Wrigley Company
- History
of Zenith Corporation
- Professional Services
- History
of Ernst & Young
- History
of Grant Thornton
- History
of Sargent & Lundy
- Publishers
- History of R. H.
Donnelley Company
- History
of Rand McNally
- Railroads and Transportation
- *History of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad [BNSF Railway]
- History of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad [Burlington Route Historical Society]
- History of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad [Wikipedia]
- History
of the Chicago Great Western Railroad
- History of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad [Rock Island Technical Society]
- History of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad [Wikipedia]
- History
of the Chicago Tunnel Company Railroad [Phil O'Keefe]
- History of
the Illinois Central Railroad [Illinois Central Historical
Society]
- History of
Hertz Company
- History of
Yellow Cab Company
- Transportation
Waterways
- History of the Chicago River [Friends of the Chicago River]
- *History of the Reversal of the Chicago River [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- *History of the Illinois and Michigan Canal [Canal Corridor Association]
- *History of the Illinois and Michigan Canal [Illinois Periodicals Online]
- Streets and Roads
-
History
of South Lake Shore Drive [Chicago Dept. of Transportation]
- History of Chicago's Boulevard System [Logan Square Preservation]
- Urban and Interurban Transit
- *Cable Car Lines in Chicago [Joe Thompson]
- History of the Chicago 'L'
[Graham Garfield]
- History of the Chicago,
North Shore, and Milwaukee Interurban [L. Hedien]
- History
of Chicago Area Transit [Bill Vandervoort]
- History of
the South Shore Interurban [NICTD]
- Airports
- History
of Midway Airport [Chicago Dept. of Aviation]
- History
of O'Hare Airport [Chicago Dept. of Aviation]
- Architecture
Chicago Architecture History
- Chicago Architecture
Foundation
- Commission on
Chicago Landmarks [City of Chicago]
- Searchable
Database of Chicago Buildings and Landmarks [Commission on
Chicago Landmarks]
- History
of Hyde Park Houses [University of Chicago-CUIP Digital
Library]
- Architectural Firms
- History of Graham,
Anderson, Probst, and White
- Architects
- See under Famous Chicagoans.
- Lost Landmarks
- Public Buildings
- History
of Chicago City Halls [City of Chicago]
- Stadiums and Arenas
- Old
Comiskey Park [Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes]
- Chicago
Stadium
- Marketplaces
- History of
Maxwell Street Market [Barbara Balkin]
- Extant Landmarks
General
- Historic
Places in Chicago [National Register of Historic Places]
- Searchable
Database of Chicago Buildings and Landmarks [Commission on
Chicago Landmarks]
- Natural Environment
- History of the Chicago River [Friends of the Chicago River]
- Neighborhoods and Suburbs
- Bronzeville
Residential Streets [Tour Black Chicago Inc.]
- Chicago's
Black Metropolis [National Register of Historic Places]
- History of
Bridgeport [University of Illinois-Chicago]
- History
of Chinatown
-
History of Edison
Park [Edison Park Chamber of Commerce]
- History of Evanston [Evanston Public Library]
- History of Hyde Park [Hyde Park Historical Society]
-
History
of Lincoln Square [Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce]
- History
of Logan Square [Logan Square Preservation]
- History of Oak Park
[Oak Park Tourist]
- Historic
Hyde Park Houses [University of Chicago-CUIP Digital Library]
- Historic Pullman
[Historic Pullman Foundation]
- *History of Wicker Park and Bucktown [Wicker Park & Bucktown Chamber of Commerce]
- Monuments and Public Spaces
- Guide
to Chicago Public Art [Chicago Public Library]
- Guide
to Chicago War Memorials and Military Monuments [City of
Chicago]
- History
of Logan Monument [Logan Square Preservation]
- Parks and Cemeteries
- Graveyards of Chicago
[Matt Hucke]
- Oak Woods
Cemetery [Tour Black Chicago Inc.]
- Homes and Apartments
- History of the Chicago
Bungalow [Historic Chicago Bungalow Initiative]
- History
of Robie House [Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation]
- Ida
B. Wells-Barnett House [National Park Service]
- Oscar
Stanton DePriest House [National Park Service]
- 860-880
Lake Shore Drive Apartments [Rich Lewis]
- Educational Facilities
- Carl
Schurz High School
- Chicago
Cultural Center / former Chicago Public Library
-
Northwestern
University Chicago and Evanston Campuses
- Public Buildings
- History
of City and County Building (City Hall) [Chicago Public
Library]
- History
of City and County Building (City Hall) [City of Chicago]
- Office Buildings
- Chicago
Bee Building [Tour Black Chicago Inc.]
- Chicago
Bee Building [National Register of Historic Places]
- History
of the Wrigley Building [Wrigley Company]
- Stadiums and Arenas
- History
of Soldier Field
- Soldier
Field [Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes]
- History of
United Center
- Wrigley
Field [Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes]
- Wrigley
Field [Chicago Cubs]
- Other Historic Sites
- Chicago Labor
History Sites [Illinois Labor History Society]
- Preservation Societies
- Maxwell
Street Market Home Page
- Logan
Square Preservation
- Commission on
Chicago Landmarks [City of Chicago]
- History-related Museums
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
- Chicago Historical Society
- DuSable Museum of
African-American History
- Illinois &
Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
- Irish
American Heritage Center
- Jane
Addams Hull-House Museum
- Museum of Broadcast
Communications
- Museum of Science and
Industry
- Polish Museum of America
- Prairie
Avenue—Clarke and Glessner Houses
- Spertus Museum
- Swedish
American Museum Center
- Libraries and Archives
Historical Archives
- Archdiocese
of Chicago's Archives and Records Center
- Chicago
History Museum Research Center
- Chicago
Jazz Archive
- Chicago
Public Library Municipal Reference Collection
- Chicago
Public Library Special Collections
- Edgewater
Historical Society
- Evanston Historical
Society
- Historical Society
of Oak Park and River Forest
- Illinois
State Archives
- Jewish Chicago
Archives
- Loyola University
Archives
- Museum
of Science and Industry Collections Department
- Northwestern
University Archives
- Polish
Museum of America Library and
Archives
- Rogers Park / West Ridge
Historical Society
- University
of Chicago Archives
- University of
Chicago Special Collections
- University
of Illinois at Chicago Special Collections
- Historical Societies and Organizations
- Chicago Genealogical Society
- Chicago History Museum
- Chicago Metro History
Education Center
- Historic Chicago
Bungalow Association
- Historic Pullman Foundation
- Illinois
Genealogical and Historical Societies [Illinois GenWeb
Project]
- Illinois Labor History
Society
- Illinois State
Historical Society
- Polish Genealogical Society
- Government Archives
- Circuit
Court of Cook County Archives
- Illinois
Regional Archives Depository
- National
Archives and Records Administration—Great Lakes Region
- University Libraries
- Illinois Institute of
Technology—Galvin Library
- Illinois Institute of
Technology—Chicago-Kent Law Library
- Loyola University Libraries
- Northeastern Illinois
University—Ronald Williams Library
- Northwestern University
Library
- University of Chicago
Libraries
- University of Illinois
at Chicago Libraries
- Public Libraries
- Chicago Public Library
- Other Libraries
- Gerber-Hart Library
- Newberry Library
- Northwestern
University Transportation Library
- Center for Research
Libraries
- Noteworthy Sites for Other Jazz Age Cities
- California in the
1920s
- The Encyclopedia of Cleveland
History
- The Fabulous
Ruins of Detroit [Lowell Boileau]
- Gary: "America's
Magic Industrial City" [Christopher A. Meyers]
- Harlem,
1900-1940: An African-American Community [Schomburg Center]
- Paris
of the Plains: The Jazz Age in Kansas City, 1920-1940 [UMKC
Special Collections]
- Kansas City Online
Exhibits [Kansas City Public Library]
- Metropolitan
Lives: The Ashcan Artists and Their New York [National Museum
of American Art]
- Milwaukee
History [Larry Widen]
- Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps, 1885-1992 [UWM Libraries]
- The New
York Skyscrapers Site
- Panorama
of Old Detroit [James B. Moran]
- Archived Links
- Note: The following links appear to be no longer operational.
However, in many cases, archived copies of these sites may be viewed
through the Internet
Archive Wayback Machine search engine.
- (archive)
Brief
History of Chicago [Chicago Dept. of Tourism]
- (archive)
150
Defining Moments in Chicago History [Digital City]
- (archive)
Gangsters
in Prohibition Chicago [Digital City]
- (archive)
History
of the Chicago Fire [Digital City]
- (archive)
General
History of the Exposition [Digital City]
- (archive)
Diary
Account of a Visit to the Fair in 1933 [Karma Lapel]
- (archive) History
of the Organization of the III Pan-American Games [XIV Juegos
Panamericanos: Santo Domingo 2003]
- (archive) History of the
Chicago Housing Authority
- (archive)
History of
the Chicago Weather Bureau [National Weather Service]
- (archive) History of
Barat College
- (archive) History
of Bowen High School
- (archive)
History
of Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
- (archive)
History of St.
Pauls (United Church of Christ)
- (archive)
History of
Southwest Federal Savings and Loan of Chicago
- (archive)
History of St.
Paul Federal Bank
- (archive)
History
of the Chicago Defender [Bronzeville Online]
- (archive)
History
of the Chicago Tribune [Digital City]
- (archive)
History
of Chicago's Belt Railway System [Digital City]
- (archive)
History
of the Pullman Company [Discovery Channel]
- (archive)
Chicago
Amusements since 1847 [Digital City]
- (archive)
History
of Early Local Television Programming [Digital City]
- (archive)
History
of the Oriental Theater [Livent]
- (archive)
History
of Chicago's Amusement Parks [Digital City]
- (archive)
History
of Chicago Food [Digital City]
- (archive)
History
of Chicago Brewing [Gregg Smith]
- (archive)
General
History of Transportation in Chicago [Digital City]
- (archive)
History
of Chicago Housing [Digital City]
- (archive)
Ethnic
History of Chicago [Sarah Abella]
- (archive)
Washington,
Harold [Chicago Public Schools]
- (archive)
Goodman, Benny
[Mike Day]
- (archive)
Haymarket Massacre
Internet Memorial [K.K. Campbell]
- (archive)
History
of the 1919 Race Riot [Steve Meyer]
- (archive)
History of Wabash
Avenue YMCA [National Park Service]
-
(archive) History
of Wacker Drive [Chicago Dept. of Transportation]
- (archive)
History
of the Chicago, North Shore, and Milwaukee Interurban [J.L.
Toth]
- (archive)
History
of Jazz in Chicago [Jazz Central Station]
- (archive)
History of the
DuSable Museum of African-American History
- (archive)
History
of the Garrick, Harris, and Selwyn Theaters [The Goodman
Theatre]
- (archive)
History
of the Soccer in Chicago [Tim Schulz]
- (archive)
Recollections
of Riverview Amusement Park [Spiegel]
- (archive)
History
of Marquette Park [Marc Lazar/Cynthia Hanifin]
- (archive)
"Riverview
Remembered" [News-Star/Booster]
- (archive)
Brief
Architectural History of Chicago [Friends of Schinkel]
- (archive)
Brief
Architectural History of Chicago [Kristiaan Van Ermengem]
- (archive)
Marshall
Field Wholesale Warehouse
- (archive)
Armour,
Philip D. (meat-packer) [Encyclopædia Britannica]
- (archive)
Burnett, Leo
(advertising) [Encyclopædia Britannica]
- (archive)
Field,
Marshall (merchant) [Encyclopædia Britannica]
- (archive)
Palmer,
Potter (merchant and developer) [Encyclopædia
Britannica]
- (archive)
Pullman,
George (Pullman Company) [Encyclopædia Britannica]
- (archive)
Swift,
Gustavus Franklin (meat-packer) [Encyclopædia
Britannica]
- (archive)
Wrigley,
William, Jr. (chewing gum) [Encyclopædia Britannica]
- (archive)
Jackson, "Shoeless"
Joe ["Shoeless" Joe Jackson's Virtual Hall of Fame]
- (archive)
150
"Most Memorable" Moments in Chicago Sports History [Chicago
Tribune]
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