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The Plan of Chicago, Pt. 4: Chicago’s Grand Heartbeat
Season 16 Episode 342
We're nearing the end of tour exploration of the Plan of Chicago. This week we look at the final chapter, The Heart of Chicago.
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13 hours ago
The Plan of Chicago, Pt. 3: Streets, Circles & the Central Vision
Season 16 Episode 341
One thing Daniel Burnham didn’t shy away from was criticism. He knew that Chicago had too much potential that was withering away. Before he even sat …
1 week ago
The Plan of Chicago, Pt. 2: Trains, Traffic & Transformation
Season 16 Episode 340
One of the largest projects that the plan broke down was transportation. The ideas were large and costly. Burnham dedicated a great part of his plan …
2 weeks ago
The Plan of Chicago, Pt. 1: Make No Little Plans
Season 16 Episode 339
The Burnham Plan of Chicago stands as a clear example of an era when wealthy power players used their influence to shape the city, believing, at leas…
3 weeks ago
The Women Who Made Chicago Listen
Season 15 Episode 338
The roar of Chicago in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was not just the sound of industry and stockyards; it was the rising collective voice o…
4 weeks ago
The Monument Gap: Women in Chicago and Across America
Season 15 Episode 337
How many statues of women exist in the city of Chicago; people have asked this question every year in March for the last decade at least! What I foun…
1 month ago
The Woman Who Broke the Trading Floor: Carol "Mickey" Norton
Season 15 Episode 336
Dive into the life of a woman that was the first of many things here in Chicago. Carol 'Mickey' Norton tells stories from her time as the first woman…
1 month, 1 week ago
Chicago Is a Her (and She’s 189)
Season 15 Episode 335
This week is one of our favorites. Chicago turns 189, it’s Women’s History Month, and you can finally feel that little hint of spring in the air. The…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Not Just a Month: The Case for Cultural History
Season 15 Episode 334
It’s easy to roll your eyes at a heritage month.
To assume it’s corporate. Performative. Political. A logo swap and a themed menu and then back to bus…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Where We Were Welcome: Chicago Through the Green Book
Season 15 Episode 333
We often spend days looking for one single thread that helps us unravel a story. It often takes even longer when the story is set on the South Side o…
2 months ago