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Back to SearchEpisode 116 - Villa Venice: Sinatra and The Mob
Season 1 Episode 116
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In 1962, three of the country's top entertainers traveled to a venue at 2855 N. Milwaukee Ave. near Northbrook to perform for a who's…
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 115 - Chicagoland's Drive-In Theaters
Season 1 Episode 115
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There was a time you could sit in your car and watch a movie on a giant screen. Crazy, I know. Wait - what? Drive-ins still exist? In…
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 114 - Sans Souci Amusement Park and Frank Lloyd Wright's Midway Gardens
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Six years after the closing of the World's Fair of 1893, on 10 acres near the University of Chicago, a new outdoor entertainment venu…
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Episode 113 - The Eastland Disaster
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It should have been a fun day of picnicking for workers at a local company but it quickly turned into chaos and death in the Chicago …
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 112 - Jay's Foods / Jay's Potato Chips
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Jay's Foods - from humble beginnings to becoming a snack food empire, their Jay's Potato Chips have been a longtime favorite created …
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Episode 111 - The Ivanhoe Restaurant and Theater
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The building looks like a castle and includes a history of bombs (both literal and theatrical ones), fine dining, fires, award-winnin…
6 years, 3 months ago
Chicago History Podcast Mini - Chicago Firsts 106 - Chicago Tour Guide Kelly Kniewel
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Kelly Kniewel is a mapgeek, history enthusiast, architecture admirer, food fanatic, and a trained city tour guide in Chicago. She has…
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 110 - Chicago Firsts Part Two
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Chicago is the city that claims to be first in regards to many things. This episode has a bit of that but also stories about the firs…
6 years, 3 months ago
Chicago History Podcast Mini - Chicago Firsts 105 - Jacob Slichter (Semisonic)
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Jacob Slichter is a composer, singer, author, professor, NPR commentator, contributor to The New York Times, and a drummer in the ban…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 109 - Blues Brothers, The - 40th Anniversary
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It is a film that tops many Chicagoans’ lists of their favorite movies shot mainly here in the second city and most certainly is a hu…
6 years, 4 months ago