Random Chicago Resources

Some may be duplicates of the Road Map page, but here’s a bunch of links to find info on hard-to-reasearch topics!

World’s Fair/Columbian Exposition of 1893:

• http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/1893fair.html
• http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma96/wce/tour.html
• http://www.chicagohs.org/history/expo.html
• http://www.hydepark.org/historicpres/ColumbianExp.htm
• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/peopleevents/e_court.html
• http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/pbcote/courses/archive/2010/gsd6447/ashi/index.htm
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/brooklyn_museum/2784215013/
• http://travelphotobase.com/s/ILCEXPO.HTM

Chicago Fire:

• http://www.thechicagofire.com/
• http://hiddentruths.northwestern.edu/fire_accounts.html
• http://www.nationalcenter.org/ChicagoFire.html
• http://chicagology.com/chicago-fire/
• http://www.chicagohs.org/history/fire.html

Use these to find more, specific facts about Chicago:

• http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org
• http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215480/
• http://www.chicagohistory.org
• http://chicagology.com/
• http://www.lib.depaul.edu/eresource/subject_search_infotype.asp?TopicID=141&SubjectID=13

Skyscrapers:

• http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=101030&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1
• http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=4
• http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/faculty/erics/web/arcchicago.html

Neighborhoods of the City

• http://neighborhoods.chicago.il.us/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_neighborhoods

Landmarks and Places

• http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/chihist.html
• http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/List.html

• Excellent Wiki Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Avenue_(Chicago)
• City of Chicago’s page on South Michigan Avenue: http://egov.cityofchicago.org/Landmarks/M/MichBlvd.html
• List of old/famous buildings on South Michigan Avenue: http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/st/?id=179946
• History of Grant Park: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/538.html
• More Grant Park History!: http://www.grantparkconservancy.com/home/briefhistory.html
• And the Mag Mile’s commercial site: http://www.themagnificentmile.com/

Immigrants and FOOD!:

• History of Greeks immigrants and their food in Chicago: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/548.html
• History of Chinese immigrants and their food in Chicago: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/285.html
• Polish: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/982.html
• Mexicans: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/824.html
• Italians: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/658.html
• Chicago Style Hot Dogs: http://www.hotdogchicagostyle.com/chicagodog.php
• History of Chicago Pizza: http://members.cox.net/jjschnebel/ddishpiz.html
• Again!: http://www.newcitychicago.com/chicago/5337.html