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Lincoln Square Mural

LINCOLN SQUARE MURAL   The Lincoln Square Mural Project was designed and executed by the Mural and Portrait Studio of Lothar Sánchez-Speer, Chicago, Mr. Fred Montano, director of City at Work, a...

LINCOLN SQUARE MURAL   The Lincoln Square Mural Project was designed and executed by the Mural and Portrait Studio of Lothar Sánchez-Speer, Chicago, Mr. Fred Montano, director of City at Work,...

  • illinois
  • chicago
  • lincoln square
  • mural
  • art
  • germany
  • german
  • erich himmel

Lombard Lamp

Lombard Lamp   Lamps such as this one have been a familiar sight in Hamburg, Germany, since 1869, where they grace the famous Lombard Bridge.   This Lombard Lamp is presented to the people of the...

Lombard Lamp   Lamps such as this one have been a familiar sight in Hamburg, Germany, since 1869, where they grace the famous Lombard Bridge.   This Lombard Lamp is presented to the people of...

  • illinois
  • chicago
  • lincoln square
  • lamp
  • hamburg
  • german
  • 1869
  • 1979

Humboldt Park Receptory Building and Stable

Chicago Landmark   Humboldt Park Receptory Building and Stable Frommann & Jebsen, architects 1895-96   This picturesque building, built in the Queen Anne architectural style with Central European...

Chicago Landmark   Humboldt Park Receptory Building and Stable Frommann & Jebsen, architects 1895-96   This picturesque building, built in the Queen Anne architectural style with Central European...

  • illinois
  • chicago
  • humboldt park
  • 1895
  • 1896
  • queen anne
  • 2008
  • richard daley

Kempf Plaza

PLAZA AND FOUNTAINDEDICATED SEPTEMBER 10, 1999 CITY OF CHICAGO RICHARD M. DALEYMAYORGENE SCHULTERALDERMAN, 47TH WARD Submitted by @lampbane

PLAZA AND FOUNTAINDEDICATED SEPTEMBER 10, 1999 CITY OF CHICAGO RICHARD M. DALEYMAYORGENE SCHULTERALDERMAN, 47TH WARD Submitted by @lampbane

  • illinois
  • chicago
  • lincoln square
  • fountain
  • richard daley
  • gene schulter
  • 1999

Hector Duarte, There's No Place Like Home

"There's No Place Like Home"   By Hector Duarte, 2020   Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation Chicago Public Art GroupSubmitted by @lampbane

"There's No Place Like Home"   By Hector Duarte, 2020   Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation Chicago Public Art GroupSubmitted by @lampbane

  • illinois
  • chicago
  • humboldt park
  • art
  • hector duarte

Thorn Creek Woods

Thorn Creek Woods is dedicated to the memory of Mary Lou Marzuki, 1926-1984, whose skill, enthusiasm and integrity made possible the preservation of these woods as a natural heritage for all...

Thorn Creek Woods is dedicated to the memory of Mary Lou Marzuki, 1926-1984, whose skill, enthusiasm and integrity made possible the preservation of these woods as a natural heritage for all...

  • thorn creek woods
  • park forest
  • illinois
  • chicagoland
  • will county

In Memory of Roger Bardwell

An Ordinary Man With an Extraordinary Heart   Roger Bardwell’s full and fruitful life as an educator and long time neighbor culminated here on September 17, 1994, with an act of heroism that saved...

An Ordinary Man With an Extraordinary Heart   Roger Bardwell’s full and fruitful life as an educator and long time neighbor culminated here on September 17, 1994, with an act of heroism that saved...

  • chicago
  • evanston
  • illinois
  • roger bardwell
  • steamroller

Mary "Mother" Jones monument and grave

We happened across this piece of U.S. labor history along Interstate 55, about 50 miles northeast of St. Louis. That doesn't compute, until you remember that much of Illinois was (and some still...

We happened across this piece of U.S. labor history along Interstate 55, about 50 miles northeast of St. Louis. That doesn't compute, until you remember that much of Illinois was (and some still...

  • illinois
  • coal
  • unions
  • labor
  • mother jones

Peacock Door

Submitted by @gkatz

Submitted by @gkatz

  • chicago
  • illinois
  • door
  • peacock

Lincoln's Farewell to Illinois

The plaque text:  Abraham Lincoln made his farewell address to the people of Illinois at Tolono station February 11, 1861. “I am leaving you on an errand of national importance, attended as you...

The plaque text:  Abraham Lincoln made his farewell address to the people of Illinois at Tolono station February 11, 1861. “I am leaving you on an errand of national importance, attended as you...

  • lincoln
  • abraham lincoln
  • illinois
  • civil war
  • tolono
  • railroads