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Video taken in 1933 of the Paris pavilion at the Century of Progress World's Fair exposition in Chicago

Stoneware vase, c. 1917-1932

The Union Stock Yards were the meatpacking district for Chicago. Railroads came together to purchase a swamp south of the city to be a central processing point for the animals coming into the city. For over 60 years, the stockyards processed more…

The Sutherland Lounge was a music venue in the Sutherland Hotel that hosted some of the most famous jazz and blues musicians to make it from Chicago

An architectural summary of the Rookery Building, a historical skyscraper in the Loop.

The traditional brownie recipe used at the Palmer House and advertised at the Columbian Exposition World Fair in 1893. The hotel claims to have invented the the dessert.

An up-scale hotel built between 1923-1925 in downtown Chicago. Designed by Holabird & Roche and financed by the Palmer Estate. Purchased in 1945 by Conrad Hilton, until sold to Thor Equities in 2005.

Originally built in 1927 as a Swedish Community Center, the Metro became a jazz and folk club and then primarily a venue for rock concerts beginning in 1982. Famouse bands to have played there include New Order, The Ramones, Depeche Mode, R.E.M.,…