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Back to SearchEXTRAS - Episode 523 - Chicago's Seedy Motel Row
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More stories from Chicago's Seedy Motel Row. If you haven't listened to the original episode, please do so now.
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Episode 523 - Chicago's Seedy Motel Row
Season 5 Episode 523
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The rise of motels along Chicago’s landscape brought many things – convenience, freedom, less expensive lodging than fancy hotels dow…
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Episode 522 - Chicago History Minis - Hoosier Slide, Clara Peller, and G.V. Black
Season 5 Episode 522
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Today I’ve got three Chicago History Mini episodes for you, including the Hoosier Slide, Clara Peller, and G.V. Black
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Episode 521 - Repurposed Buildings of Chicago
Season 5 Episode 521
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Structures get torn down in Chicago all the time, but what about the buildings that just... become something else?
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EXTRAS - Episode 513 - Chicago's Mass Transit Decoy Squad of the 1970s
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Extras from episode 513 - Chicago's Mass Transit Decoy Squad of the 1970s. A little more on the 1960s TUF Squad, Jimmy Davern and the…
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Episode 520 - Goldblatt's and the South Chicago Bomber
Season 5 Episode 520
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In the second half of the 1960s, a series of explosive devices began showing up on the south side of Chicago, some of them with letha…
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Episode 519 - Hairtrigger Block - Debauchery and Murder in Chicago
Season 5 Episode 519
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Rough and tumble doesn't begin to describe Chicago in the 1850s and 1860s.
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Episode 518 - Renaming Streets, Places, and Other Things in Chicago Part 3
Season 5 Episode 518
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Today we are circling back for another look at the renaming of Chicago!
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Episode 517 - R.I.S.E. - The Plot To Poison Chicago's Water Supply
Season 5 Episode 517
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To create a new paradise on Earth, all you have to do is eliminate everyone and start again. This is the story of R.I.S.E. - The Plot…
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Episode 516 - Chicago Zoo Stories: Binti Jua Saves A Child
Season 5 Episode 516
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1996 was a crazy year. Hurricanes, plane explosions, Olympic bombings - maybe that's why the story of a gorilla saving a child near C…
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