This American Elm was planted here on October 31, 1931, by the Sixth Congressional District Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
A memorial to the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of George Washington. — — Map (db m212367) HM
Produces small fruit which turn red when ripe. Flesh of fruit is sweet; skins are tart or sour. Plums make a great jam jelly and are delicious eaten fresh.
Wild Plums were widely cultivated by indigenous people, especially east of the . . . — — Map (db m308064) HM
Dedicated by Austin Post 2955 Veterans of Foreign Wars and the People of Austin in honor of all who
served so gallantly in all wars of our country
July 3, 1949 — — Map (db m224670) HM
Locally famous sculptor Geraldine McCullough's impressive 7 foot tall bronze casting portrays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as an African 15th Century Benin chieftain. The casting was commissioned to create a symbol of peace following the . . . — — Map (db m247476) HM
Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Department of the Interior
Chicago Park District Landmark, 1991 — — Map (db m260136) HM
Columbus Park
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This park is a premier example of the Prairie Style of landscape architecture. It is considered the masterpiece of landscape architect and conservationist Jens Jensen. . . . — — Map (db m260360) HM
Cornelian cherries are not really cherries. The fruit has had a loyal culinary following since ancient times based on the luxuriously floral sweetness of the syrups, puddings, drinks and confections that are made from it. The tree produces tiny . . . — — Map (db m308087) HM
These four picturesque residences, designed by architect Frederick R. Schock, showcase the Queen Anne and Shingle styles of architecture. They helped set the tone for development of the Austin community in the 1880s-90s. — — Map (db m237403) HM
In honor and memory of
the men and women of the
Galewood community
who served in the Armed Forces of the
U.S.A.
this memorial is lovingly
dedicated.
— — Map (db m227336) WM
When this house was built, Austin was an independent suburb, accessed from Chicago by commuter railroad. One of the oldest houses in the community, it was built for Charles Hitchcock, an executive of a railroad parts manufacturing company. Its tall . . . — — Map (db m271638) HM
To Jens Jensen, poet of nature—
Maker of parks and gardens, teacher of youth, friend of our native landscape—on this fragment of earth we mark brief homage
MCMLX — — Map (db m260354) HM
Built four years after the suburb of Austin was annexed to Chicago, this house is among the best of Wright's experiments with inexpensive residences. Within a narrow lot, the house has all the features of his mature Prairie style, characterized by a . . . — — Map (db m235806) HM
This rare example of a small-scale Shingle Style residence was built for the architect's mother. It combines many features of the style, including exaggerated gables, broad surfaces of shingle cladding, and minimal trim. It reportedly influenced the . . . — — Map (db m271636) HM
Mulberry trees are often discounted and referred to as a weed tree. They are hardy, fast growing trees often planted by bird droppings in awkward locations. Ripe fruits are delicious and can be eaten raw or made into pies, jellies or jams. The wood . . . — — Map (db m308086) HM
Immature fruits are green with gray-white shading but mature in fall to bright yellow. It's generally too astringent to eat raw, even though it smells sweet.
Quince have a high pectin content and lend themselves to jellies, pastes and . . . — — Map (db m308066) HM
This tree has many common names such as Serviceberry, Shadblow, Juneberry and Saskatoon. Many stories and folktales have been associated with this tree and told by native peoples, settlers and in the journals from Lewis and Clark's expedition where . . . — — Map (db m308061) HM
Christus heri hodie semper
In the jubilee year, this 21st of October 2000 under the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, the Most Reverend Bishop Jean Marie, founder of Fraternité Notre Dame, consecrated this shrine to Our Lady of Fréchou, mother . . . — — Map (db m252828) HM
Bush-type small tree producing dark, wine-colored sour, tart cherries. Romeo and Juliette sour cherries originate from the Romance Series developed at the University of Saskatchewan. They are often grown as a pair and Juliette blooms earlier . . . — — Map (db m308084) HM
Bush-type small tree producing dark, wine-colored sour, tart cherries. Romeo and Juliette sour cherries originate from the Romance Series developed at the University of Saskatchewan. They are often grown as a pair and Juliette blooms earlier . . . — — Map (db m308081) HM
This project symbolizes Austin's commitment to the ideals and meaning of the West African word SANKOFA which means "to go back and get it." The message transmitted by the use of this word is that we need to go back into our history to see a better . . . — — Map (db m299247) HM
Pastor of "THE" Friendship Baptist Church - 1955-2006
Builder of this "African Hut" inspired church edifice - 1983
Married to First Lady Mrs. Lucy Mae Lewis Hall for 62 years - 1944-2007
President, Baptist General State Convention of Illinois . . . — — Map (db m261139) HM
The Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks, by authority of the City Council of the City of Chicago, has designated this building as an architectural landmark
City of Chicago
Richard J. Daley, Mayor
February 11, 1960 — — Map (db m259562) HM
Erected in honor of
Our Sorrowful Mother
by
the Novenites of Chicago
The first Novena devotion
was held here on
January 8, 1937
Blessed on the feast of
Our Sorrowful Mother
September 20, 1942
Mother of Sorrows
pray for . . . — — Map (db m244572) HM
Originally known as Central Park, Garfield Park was conceived as the centerpiece of the West Park System in 1869, and was renamed after President James Garfield's assassination in 1881. Plans for the entire ensemble of Humboldt, Garfield, Douglas . . . — — Map (db m241108) HM
In 1871, William Le Baron Jenney (best known for his innovations in skyscraper technology) created a master plan for the city's West Park District, consisting of three parks and connecting boulevards. In what would later become Garfield Park, he . . . — — Map (db m241133) HM
Chicago’s Boulevards are one of the city’s most overlooked treasures, and one of the largest and oldest boulevard systems in the nation. The 28-mile system contains 540 acres of green space, and provides a link between seven inland parks and . . . — — Map (db m241131) HM
Commissioned by prominent real estate developer Edward Carson Waller to meet the demand for affordable housing, these apartments are considered among the earliest examples of subsidized housing in Chicago. The simplified design of the facade . . . — — Map (db m294369) HM
The Wangari Maathai Natural Garden is home to plants native to Illinois. Native plants are naturally suited to survive in our soils and climate and provide multiple benefits:
They require less water than other gardens
They require no . . . — — Map (db m294370) HM
Wangari Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her work to empower communities worldwide to protect the environment and to promote cultures of peace. Dr. Maathai was the first woman in East Africa to earn a PhD. She is currently a . . . — — Map (db m294371) HM
The image depicts a plan for Rutherford Sayre Park that renowned landscape architect, Jens Jensen, created in 1909. Jensen, who was born in Denmark, immigrated to the United States in 1884 and found his way to Chicago to work for what was then known . . . — — Map (db m265218) HM
Prairie:
Prairies once covered much of Illinois, but very few original prairies remain today. Prairies are dominated by grasses and wildflowers, with few trees. Hundreds of species of native flora have been observed in Illinois prairies, . . . — — Map (db m265217) HM
These native plants aren't just pretty to look at. They actually reduce flooding naturally by soaking up rainwater! They also reduce runoff, which can enter the sewer system and contribute to basement back-ups and sewer overflows to our rivers.
. . . — — Map (db m265214) HM
Welcome to Rutherford Sayre Natural Area. The process of converting these four acres of the park from turf grass to native habitat began in 2019. This transformation is not only providing food and shelter for pollinators like birds, butterflies, and . . . — — Map (db m265224) HM
Welcome to Rutherford Sayre Natural Area. The process of converting these four acres of the park from turf grass to native habitat began in 2019. This transformation is not only providing food and shelter for pollinators like birds, butterflies, and . . . — — Map (db m265225) HM
Welcome to Rutherford Sayre Nature Garden and Natural Area. This is a special section of the larger Rutherford Sayre Park that showcases native plants of the Chicago region. A wrought-iron fence frames the Nature Garden, where native plants have . . . — — Map (db m265213) HM
The genesis of the house is perhaps unlike any other in Chicago for it was built as a grand prize for a raffle sponsored by the St. William Catholic parish located nearby. The name Miracle House first appeared on the raffle tickets, and it has . . . — — Map (db m268952) HM
[East-facing side:]
A tribute
to those of the
132nd Infantry
(2nd Ill.)
who gave their lives
in the service
of our country
[North-facing side:]
Organized Dec. 21, 1875
Service
War with Spain
(Cuban occupation) . . . — — Map (db m243644) WM
The name says it all... The City Garden integrates city, through and through. Urban hardy plantings, garden "communities" that meld easily one to the next, recycled bits of cityscape — this is a garden that has urban greening at its core. Its . . . — — Map (db m263819) HM
Corn: The Heart of Many Cultures
Corn is one of the oldest and most important crops in the Amréicas. Native peoples, especially in what is now Mexico and Central América, first grew corn over 7,000 years ago. They saw it as a sacred gift from . . . — — Map (db m294374) HM
Finley Peter Dunne
Journalist
1867 - 1936
One of the most memorable characters in
Chicago literature is Martin Dooley, the
loquacious and opinionated Irish immigrant
who tended bar along Archer Avenue in
the Bridgeport . . . — — Map (db m188239) HM
Originally known as Central Park, Garfield Park was conceived as the centerpiece of the West Park System in 1869, and was renamed after President James Garfield's assassination in 1881. Plans for the entire ensemble of Humboldt, Garfield, Douglas . . . — — Map (db m243680) HM
Originally known as Central Park, Garfield Park was conceived as the centerpiece of the West Park System in 1869, and was renamed after President James Garfield's assassination in 1881. Plans for the entire ensemble of Humboldt, Garfield, Douglas . . . — — Map (db m243684) HM
In 1871, William Le Baron Jenney (best known for his innovations in skyscraper technology) created a master plan for the city's West Park District, consisting of three parks and connecting boulevards. In what would later become Garfield Park, he . . . — — Map (db m244569) HM
Originally known as Central Park, Garfield Park was conceived as the centerpiece of the West Park System in 1869, and was renamed after President James Garfield's assassination in 1881. Plans for the entire ensemble of Humboldt, Garfield, Douglas . . . — — Map (db m244575) HM
Originally known as Central Park, Garfield Park was conceived as the centerpiece of the West Park System in 1869, and was renamed after President James Garfield's assassination in 1881. Plans for the entire ensemble of Humboldt, Garfield, Douglas . . . — — Map (db m244582) HM
Originally known as Central Park, Garfield Park was conceived as the centerpiece of the West Park System in 1869, and was renamed after President James Garfield's assassination in 1881. Plans for the entire ensemble of Humboldt, Garfield, Douglas . . . — — Map (db m244584) HM
Originally known as Central Park, Garfield Park was conceived as the centerpiece of the West Park System in 1869, and was renamed after President James Garfield's assassination in 1881. Plans for the entire ensemble of Humboldt, Garfield, Douglas . . . — — Map (db m244586) HM
The water lilies in this water garden are native to the sub-tropical and tropical habitats in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
This pride and joy of the water garden contains amazing variety. We have lilies in an array of gem-like . . . — — Map (db m263826) HM
The Garfield Park Fieldhouse, constructed in 1928 as the West Park Commission administrative headquarters, is one of the most lavish buildings on Chicago's west side. Designed by architects Michaelsen & Rognstad this "Gold Dome Building" has a 23 . . . — — Map (db m243639) HM
Built to serve as the headquarters of the West Park Commission, this building was converted into a fieldhouse with the formation of the Chicago Park District in 1934. It is a fine example of Spanish Baroque Revival style of architecture, with its . . . — — Map (db m313746) HM
Butterflies, birds, fish, and other wildlife find food and shelter at Garfield Park Natural Area. People find fresh air and explore nature throughout the seasons. Stroll along the paths to enjoy the scenic and natural areas of Garfield Park. . . . — — Map (db m243681) HM
Butterflies, birds, fish, and other wildlife find food and shelter at Garfield Park Natural Area. People find fresh air and explore nature throughout the seasons. Stroll along the paths to enjoy the scenic and natural areas of Garfield Park. . . . — — Map (db m243682) HM
Butterflies, birds, fish, and other wildlife find food and shelter at Garfield Park Natural Area. People find fresh air and explore nature throughout the seasons. Stroll along the paths to enjoy the scenic and natural areas of Garfield Park. . . . — — Map (db m243683) HM
Butterflies, birds, fish, and other wildlife find food and shelter at Garfield Park Natural Area. People find fresh air and explore nature throughout the seasons. Stroll along the paths to enjoy the scenic and natural areas of Garfield Park.
. . . — — Map (db m265926) HM
George Halas
Football Coach
1895-1983
For half a century, George “Papa Bear” Halas was
synonymous with the Chicago Bears. Founder of
the football team, he was the team’s coach for 40
years and general manager for an additional . . . — — Map (db m188238) HM
Prairies
Prairies once covered most of Illinois. Their deep and expansive root systems stabilize the soil, absorb water, and allow them to survive fire, drought, and cold winters. Only 0.01% of the original prairie remains. Prairie plantings . . . — — Map (db m265930) HM
Prairies
Prairies once covered most of Illinois. Their deep and expansive root systems stabilize the soil, absorb water, and allow them to survive fire, drought, and cold winters. Only 0.01% of the original prairie remains. Prairie plantings . . . — — Map (db m265932) HM
Okra is not just a vegetable-it's a plant with a strong history.
It first grew in West Africa and came to América with enslaved Africans. Some people carried okra seeds in their hair or clothes to keep part of their culture with them.
In the . . . — — Map (db m294373) HM
The Talking Trees Project recognizes three community leaders in Garfield Park. Listen to their heartfelt stories about their strong connections to the park and their contributions to the community.
Rev. Donald McFadden
Rev. Donald . . . — — Map (db m265922) HM
The Talking Trees Project recognizes three community leaders in Garfield Park. Listen to their heartfelt stories about their strong connections to the park and their contributions to the community.
Jim Hobson
After 31 years, Jim Hobson . . . — — Map (db m265927) HM
Chicago’s Boulevards are one of the city’s most overlooked treasures, and one of the largest and oldest boulevard systems in the nation. The 28-mile system contains 540 acres of green space, and provides a link between seven inland parks and . . . — — Map (db m244568) HM
Attended by Three Generations of the Walgreen Family
Charles R. Walgreen Jr.
Son of the Founder
Headed Walgreen Co. 1939-1971
Charles R. Walgreen III
Grandson of the Founder
Headed Walgreen Co. 1971-1999
Kevin P. . . . — — Map (db m290028) HM
French priest of the Society of Jesus on his mission to the Illinois Indians spent here the winter of 1674-1675. His journal first brought to the world's attention the advantages of soil, climate and transportation facilities in the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m259071) HM
In memory of Father Marquette, S.J., and Louis Joliet of New France (Canada), first white explorers of the Mississippi & Illinois Rivers & Lake Michigan, 1673, navigating 2500 miles in canoes in 120 days. In crossing the site of Chicago, Joliet . . . — — Map (db m289823) HM
"...a garden, to be a work of art, must have the soul of the native landscape in it." --Jens Jensen
Welcome to Humboldt Park, a sanctuary in the city. A sanctuary is a place of refuge, or protection. A walk along the park's pathways . . . — — Map (db m233619) HM
"...a garden, to be a work of art, must have the soul of the native landscape in it." --Jens Jensen
Welcome to Humboldt Park, a sanctuary in the city. A sanctuary is a place of refuge, or protection. A walk along the park's pathways . . . — — Map (db m233657) HM
Chicago's West Park Commission had just been created when residents began requesting that a park be named in honor of Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), a German scientist who popularized the notion of living with nature. . . . — — Map (db m234585) HM
Chicago's West Park Commission had just been created when residents began requesting that a park be named in honor of Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), a German scientist who popularized the notion of living with nature. . . . — — Map (db m249818) HM
One of America's greatest landscape designers and conservationists, Jens Jensen emigrated from Denmark to the United States in 1884 and settled on
Chicago's West Side.
In 1886, he became a street-sweeper with Chicago's South Park Commission. . . . — — Map (db m234422) HM
Lyman Frank Baum lived at 1667 North Humboldt Boulevard in 1899, when he wrote the most famous of his works, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Born in Chittenango, New York, Baum worked as an actor. In 1888, he and his wife Maud moved to the . . . — — Map (db m234541) HM
Chicago’s Boulevards are one of the city’s most overlooked treasures, and one of the largest and oldest boulevard systems in the nation. The 28-mile system contains 540 acres of green space, and provides a link between seven inland parks and . . . — — Map (db m234583) HM
Chicago’s Boulevards are one of the city’s most overlooked treasures, and one of the largest and oldest boulevard systems in the nation. The 28-mile system contains 540 acres of green space, and provides a link between seven inland parks and . . . — — Map (db m249820) HM
[English-language text on the west-facing side of the marker:]
The Main Street of America
In 1916, Cook County Hospital emerged as an important establishment for the Tri-Taylor neighborhood in Chicago. This imposing structure, characterized . . . — — Map (db m251638) HM
Dorothy Burge is a fabric and multimedia artist and community activist. A lifelong Chicagoan, Burge lived in several public housing projects as a child, including LeClair Courts and the Washington Park scattered sites.
Burge is descended from a . . . — — Map (db m295860) HM
Andrea Carlson offers this mural as a way to connect the histories of Black and Indigenous removal and displacement from the land where the museum is located.
The word "Chicago" is a ghost of the Potawatomi word Zhegagoynak, which means "the . . . — — Map (db m295866) HM
My father's desk, smelling of lemon oil, stood under a window in my parents' small room-an improvement on the dining room turned bedroom in our former apartment. My father seemed most happy there; it gave him an aura of importance and busyness, a . . . — — Map (db m289770) HM
"I remember Miss Beverly in that chair," said Mary Baldwin, whose best friend was Commissioner Deverra Beverly. "That was the most precious thing in her life. That's why she donated it to the National Public Housing Museum."
Commissioner . . . — — Map (db m289769) HM
Here is her lifetime home — except for two years after it was twice firebombed because of her leadership in the effort to save Little Italy from construction of the University of Illinois Chicago campus. During that absence, starting in 1962, she . . . — — Map (db m312759) HM
In 1939 Jimmy came to Chicago and began working at his aunt's hot dog stand on the northwest corner of Maxwell and Halsted Streets. Jimmy worked hard, bought the stand from his aunt, and then made it literally "world famous." He created the first . . . — — Map (db m257706) HM
"I just remember this neighborhood being a place of love."
Janetta Pegues, ABLA
This is the last remaining building of the Jane Addams Homes. It is now home to the National Public Housing Museum and 15 units of mixed income housing on the . . . — — Map (db m295861) HM
This garden is a re-creation of an award-winning garden designed and grown by a former resident of the Jane Addams Homes.
A few years after the Jane Addams Homes opened in 1938, the talented landscape architect and urban planner Mary Long . . . — — Map (db m289670) HM
Jane Addams' Hull House
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history . . . — — Map (db m99710) HM
Here, in 1899, Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr started what became the most influential social settlement in America. It eventually consisted of several buildings around this house which had been built in 1856 by Charles Hull. The Dining Hall . . . — — Map (db m61819) HM
The first Juvenile Court in the world was established in Chicago in 1899. From 1907 to 1921 it was housed in this building located across the street from Hull-House. The structure was the first to combine a juvenile court woth a detention home for . . . — — Map (db m136209) HM
Side One
By the 1930s, the market was thriving, attracting 50,000 people on a typical Sunday. Depression-Chicagoans were in dire need of low-priced food clothing, and other everyday household goods. Maxwell Street provided an arena for budding . . . — — Map (db m122809) HM
Paul Muni, “the man with a thousand faces,” was one of Hollywood's finest character actors. Yet he performed in more than 300 Yiddish-speaking roles before uttering a single word in English on Broadway.
Born Muni Weisenfreund, the . . . — — Map (db m99911) HM
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first United States citizen canonized a Saint. In this building which bore her name, Mother Cabrini cared for the many Italian Immigrants who settled in this area of the near west side.
In her honor
and . . . — — Map (db m98892) HM
Look to your left. In 2002, as part of Chicago's Plan for Transformation, Jane Addams Homes residents were displaced from their homes, and windows like this one were boarded up prior to demolition.
A bold public housing reform program, the . . . — — Map (db m289764) HM
(full title: The Maxwell Street Market was established on Chicago's Near West Side in 1912)
As the city's official open-air market, Maxwell Street teemed with shops, pushcarts and street stands where vendors and merchants pitched their . . . — — Map (db m257710) HM
For God and Country
——————————
In Commemoration of the heroic war dead
World War II
1941-1945
(other wars were later added with World War I on the left panel, and Iraq, Afghanistan, Desert Storm, Korean and Vietnam War on the right . . . — — Map (db m257750) WM
Del pueblo de México a la Comunidad Mexicana de Chicago.
Este reloj, fabricado en Zacatlán, Puebla, fué obsequiado por los Gobiernos de Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Nuevo León, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí y . . . — — Map (db m258353) HM
Welcome to La Villita Natural Area. The process of converting the four-acre perimeter of La Villita Park into native prairie habitat began in 2017. This transformation is providing better food and shelter options for pollinators-like birds, . . . — — Map (db m258371) HM
This Arch marks the eastern gateway to West 26th Street, Little Village's vibrant retail corridor which has been referred to as the "Mexican capital of the Midwest." The Arch is unique in Chicago as the only example of a street gateway inspired . . . — — Map (db m258347) HM
On February 13, 1945, at the age of 22,
while serving with the 511th
Parachute Infantry Regiment in the
Battle of Luzon, Philippine Islands,
Manuel Perez Jr. was awarded, for
action above and beyond the call
of duty, the Congressional . . . — — Map (db m237934) WM
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