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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 14m

The plot to steal Abraham Lincoln's body 11 yrs after his death was hatched by Chicago counterfeiters looking for ransom money and to free a friend who was serving time at Joliet.

From the IL State Journal - Nov. 22, 1876

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 1h

"Splatatouille" was one I hadn't heard before.

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The Chicago Rat Hole Was Not Made by a Rat

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 20h

Grave robbers, or "resurrectionists" as they were called, stole jewelry and valuables from caskets and in many cases stole the corpses. Those bodies were then sold to medical colleges for use in dissection.

- from the Chicago Chronicle - Oct 31 1897

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 1d

Efforts to move the bodies from the city cemetery were hampered in Oct. 1871, when the rush of people trying to escape the flames trampled headstones. The fire destroyed many of the graveyard's wood markers and monuments.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 3d

I wanna be the TV producer who decides during a baseball game when there's enough time to slide a 10-second Waste Management promo in before the next play.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 3d

Nailed it! Top notch as always, LTC.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 3d

Disused Chicago coal chutes are pretty easy to spot, but how often do you see these? The Majestic No. 3A, which I believe was used for milk and/or ice deliveries. This one is outside the back staircase on the second floor of a building on Winchester north of Montrose.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 3d

Awww, man! I guess if I had to read this news on the socials, at least it was from you, RL. A loss for Chicago.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 4d

A portion of the 1849 Rees & Rucker map of Chicago and vicinity showing the City Cemetery (where Lincoln Park is today) and the Catholic Cemetery (now part of the Gold Coast). Look how far west the shoreline was!

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 4d

Girls Nut Club? Extracurricular options were bonkers back then.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 4d

This all seems a little topsy turvy, but I think it will all be worth it once average Americans get to enjoy that $200 million ballroom about which that guy keeps bragging.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 4d

What the whaaaaa? This is bonkers.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 5d

Saw "Roofman" at the AMC Oakbrook 12 (liked it) AND made it home in time to see the Cubs continue to crush the Brewers in game four of the NLDS. Decent day.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 6d

Fantastic piece written by my friend and fellow lover of Chicago history and architecture @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social (a great follow). I'm a fan of any use of "eponymous."

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Best Former House of Royalty: Mid-century modern home of ‘Soul Queen’ Helen C. Maybell Anglin — Chatham

hicago history is often hidden in plain sight in the structures that surround us. From the extraordinary terra cotta-clad buildings standing sentinel over Cottage Grove to the bungalows marching along...

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 6d

From his roles in Chicago-based films such as "The Fugitive" and "Breakfast Club" to TV shows ("Early Edition"), Ron Dean was the best. May he rest in peace.

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Ron Dean, beloved Chicago actor for over four decades, has died

Ron Dean, the tough-as-nails character actor in some of Chicago’s most iconic films and television series, has died.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 6d

You're my kinda dummy.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 6d

Parking by Wrigley at Addison and Sheffield has gotten less expensive since last week's Wild Card game.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 11d

More laserdisc goodness on a Friday - Lawrence Kasdan's "Grand Canyon" from 1991. Out of print on blu-ray, not available for streaming. Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Mary McDonnell, Danny Glover, Alfre Woodard, and others. Newsweek's David Ansen called it "the season's most fascinating failure."

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 11d

Explosions at fireworks companies were frequent in the early 1970s, including an event at the Melrose Park Display Fireworks Co. in Orland Park in March 1972 in which a series of 12 explosions killed three workers and injured 14 people. Windows were blown out for up to 12 miles around the area.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 12d

In the summer of 1910, more than 3,000 federal troops were in place in Grant Park at Camp Dickinson, a temporary military encampment set up for summer drills, training exercises, and public demonstrations of military preparedness.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 13d

"How do you like your brandy, sir?"

"In a glass."

Humphrey Bogart in the 1946 film "The Big Sleep," based on the Raymond Chandler novel. One of my favorite laserdiscs. Can't wait for Lauren Bacall to glide across the screen.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 13d

The Coca-Cola building at 1322-1328 S. Wabash served as the Chicago headquarters for Coca-Cola from 1904 through 1928. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 14d

Cubs Wild Card game? What are people willing to pay on Sheffield just south of Addison? Eek.

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Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social · 14d

On September 30, 1914, electrical workers sparked an explosion at the fireworks factory at 1320 S. Wabash that claimed six lives.

Ep 814 - The Pain Fireworks Company Explosion of 1914
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