Raising of Chicago

Post by an_aparallel » Wed, Jan 08, 2025, 1:25 AM UTC

NaOH wrote: post #31

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I just came across American Experience for the first time over the last week. What I've seen so far is incredible. This is their YouTube profile: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanExperiencePBS/featured Unfortunately, the doc you mention isn't on there. They do have the transcript on their site tho: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/chicago/

Those three American Experience episodes on Chicago can be found here (#s 157–159): https://archive.org/details/american-experience_20220511

Thanks so much for linking this - wouldnt have thought to look for them at IA! Silly of me tbh :)

Post by nkrisc » Sun, Jan 12, 2025, 2:55 AM UTC

joezydeco wrote: post #38

nkrisc wrote: post #18

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I know between Division and North there’s some remaining blocks like that too: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NHriGdh1cvL193487 Though so many are gone now and replaced with new construction.

I had a relative that lived in this house in Ukranian Village. It's kind of cute how it resisted any change for 100+ years. https://maps.app.goo.gl/jUL4G1DJXfqEggoz8

I love houses like that. There are (or were, when I was in high school), quite a few like that in Logan Square and a shrinking number in Lakeview as well that I remember fondly from decades ago. There were even a few like that on an Irving near Damen that I think finally went away, sandwiched between the standard brick and limestone condos. There’s lots of houses like that all over city but those in the gentrifying neighborhoods that I spent a lot of time in stand out to me.

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