Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Chicago History
Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Chicago History

Author: Adam Selzer

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2012-11-06

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0762791128

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A delightfully wicked look at the badly behaved characters who shaped the history of the Windy City through their deeds and misdeeds. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Chicago History features twenty-five short profiles of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the Windy City. It reveals the dark side of some well-known and even revered characters from Chicago's past—both part-time Jerks and others who were Jerks through and through.

Lost Restaurants of Chicago
Lost Restaurants of Chicago

Author: Greg Borzo

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1625859333

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Chicago author, Greg Borzo, recalls the city's celebrated lost restaurants. Many of Chicago's greatest or most unusual restaurants are no longer taking reservations, but they're definitely not forgotten. From steakhouses to delis, these dining destinations attracted movie stars, fed the hungry, launched nationwide trends and created a smorgasbord of culinary choices. Stretching across almost two centuries of memorable service and adventurous menus, this book revisits the institutions entrusted with the city's special occasions. Noted author Greg Borzo dishes out course after course of fondly remembered fare, from Maxim's to Charlie Trotter's and Trader Vic's to the Blackhawk.

Lost Chicago Department Stores
Lost Chicago Department Stores

Author: Leslie Goddard

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2022-01-31

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1439674507

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Within thirty years of the Great Chicago Fire, the revitalized city was boasting some of America's grandest department stores. The retail corridor on State Street was a crowded canyon of innovation and inventory where you could buy anything from a paper clip to an airplane. Revisit a time when a trip downtown meant dressing up for lunch at Marshall Field's Walnut Room, strolling the aisles of Sears for Craftsman tools or redeeming S&H Green Stamps at Wieboldt's. Whether your family favored The Fair, Carson Pirie Scott, Montgomery Ward or Goldblatt's, you were guaranteed stunning architectural design, attentive customer service and eye-popping holiday window displays. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, advertisements, catalogue images and postcards, Leslie Goddard's narrative brings to life the Windy City's fabulous retail past.

Chief O'Neill's Sketchy Recollections of an Eventful Life in Chicago
Chief O'Neill's Sketchy Recollections of an Eventful Life in Chicago

Author: Francis O'Neill

Publisher: Brandon Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9780863223785

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Francis O'Neill left Ireland in 1865. After five years travelling the world as a sailor, he and his family settled in Chicago just before the Great Fire of 1871. As O'Neill looked back on his life, he could give first-hand accounts of the Pullman strike of 1894, the railway strike of 1903 and the packinghouse strike of 1904. Fighting corruption and prejudice, O'Neill rose to be chief of police. In addition to his professional success, O'Neill is also remembered and loved for his hobby, preserving traditional Irish music.