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Back to SearchEpisode 309 - Chicago Fire of 1874, The
Season 3 Episode 309
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It has been called the Second Chicago Fire, The Little Chicago Fire, and simply... the Chicago Fire of 1874. How did this fire compar…
5 years, 3 months ago
Episode 308 - Chicago's Fresh Air Sanitariums for Sick Babies / Man-Made Lincoln Park
Season 3 Episode 308
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During a time of tuberculosis and cholera taking a deadly toll on Chicago's children, "Fresh Air" sanitariums were built to help prov…
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Episode 307 - Renaming Streets, Places, and Other Things in Chicago
Season 3 Episode 307
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Damen Avenue was once called Robey Street. Garfield Park used to be Central Park. Streets, ballparks, buildings, and more have been r…
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 306 - If The Walls Could Talk: The Edgewater Hospital Scandal with Todd M. Ganz and Stephani Young
Season 3 Episode 306
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The podcast series If The Walls Could Talk, created by Todd M. Ganz and Stephani Young, does a deep dive into Chicago's Edgewater Hos…
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Episode 305 - Assassination of Chicago Mayor Carter H. Harrison, The
Season 3 Episode 305
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He was "the common's man's mayor" who served five terms and was loved by many. Sadly, the bullet of a disturbed man changed history f…
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Episode 304 - Division Street Riots of 1966, The
Season 3 Episode 304
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In 1966, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley announced that the first week of June would be known as “Puerto Rican Week.” One day after th…
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Episode 303 - Chicago Steel and the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre
Season 3 Episode 303
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It was an industry that at one time employed 700,000 workers, including 200,000 here in the Chicago area. Italians, Poles, Mexicans, …
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 302 - Chicago History Podcast At The Movies - Backdraft (30th Anniversary)
Season 3 Episode 302
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In this episode I'm joined by Kelli Marshall, host of Chicago Movie Tours (chicagomovietours.com) and screenwriter Gregory Widen (Bac…
5 years, 5 months ago
EXTRAS - Chicago's Original Chinatown 1870-1912
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An extended EXTRAS episode with a few more stories I was not able to include in the Chicago's Original Chinatown 1870-1912 episode. P…
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Episode 301 - Chicago's Original Chinatown 1870-1912
Season 3 Episode 301
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Chicago's Chinatown at Cermak and Wentworth is a vibrant community and a big part of Chicago's history. But what about the original C…
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