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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cook County, Illinois
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On South Hamlin Boulevard at West Madison Street, on the right when traveling north on South Hamlin Boulevard.
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
On North Hamlin Avenue south of West Lake Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On West Congress Parkway at Independence Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on West Congress Parkway.
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
On South Central Park Boulevard at West Jackson Boulevard on South Central Park Boulevard.
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
On West Madison Street at Homan Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Madison Street.
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
On South Central Park Boulevard near Madison Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On West Lake Street west of North Homan Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
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
On North Central Park Avenue, 0.1 miles north of West Washington Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near North Central Park Avenue, 0.2 miles north of West Washington Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Schraeder Drive west of North Central Park Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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
On North McCrea Drive north of West Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
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
On West Washington Boulevard at North Kostner Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Boulevard.
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
On West Congress Parkway at South Independence Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on West Congress Parkway.
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
On West Division Street, on the left when traveling east.
During the 1960's Chicago's 'Barmaids Ordinance'
prohibited women, unrelated to the owner,
from tending bar in Chicago.
In 1970, the owners of this
establishment hired airline
Stewardesses to tend bar in
defiance of City Ordinance. . . . — — Map (db m180591) HM
On North Lake Shore Drive at Banks Street, on the left when traveling north on North Lake Shore Drive.
The 1870 marriage of Bertha Honore and Potter Palmer united two of the wealthiest and most influential families of 19th century Chicago. Both were strong-willed individualists who used their economic power and social positions to carry out their . . . — — Map (db m188620) HM
On East Bellevue Place east of North State Street, on the left when traveling east.
Bryan Lathrop House
McKim, Mead and White, architects
1892
Drawing inspiration from the neo-classical styles of
the eighteenth century, Charles Follen McKim here
created a residence of great dignity and elegance.
The clarity and . . . — — Map (db m180726) HM
On North Avenue at North Dearborn Street, on the right when traveling west on North Avenue.
Chicago's early Catholic Cemetery ran from North Av. south to Schiller St., and Dearborn St. to the lake, now Astor St. Established in 1845, it existed until the 1871 Chicago Fire charred the grounds. Like the City Cemetery to the north, not all . . . — — Map (db m10665) HM
On N. State Parkway at Goethe Street on N. State Parkway.
A crossroads in the development of Oekology (Ecology) at the turn of the century.
Named for Dr. Frank Spooner Churchill an early pediatrician, medical inspector of Chicago's Board of Health who pioneered reforms in pure food, water, air and . . . — — Map (db m229292) HM
This rare Art Moderne-style design is also one of the city's best examples of pre-World War II modernism. Further distinguishing the building is its handcrafted ornamentation by prominent artist Edgar Miller. The 12 residential units front on a . . . — — Map (db m235355) HM
On North Astor Street at East Banks Street, on the right when traveling north on North Astor Street.
Irna Phillips
Script Writer
1901-1973
The "mother of the soap opera," Irna Phillips
single-handedly created a unique form of entertainment
that began on radio but reached its biggest audience
through television.
Phillips's . . . — — Map (db m188085) HM
On North Astor Street at East Schiller Street, on the right when traveling north on North Astor Street.
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This home, designed in 1891 by Louis Sullivan and
Frank Lloyd Wright, is an important work in the
development of modern residential architecture
and possesses national significance . . . — — Map (db m188276) HM
John Wellborn Root
Architect
1850-1891
John Wellborn Root's architectural designs
helped to establish Chicago as the
birthplace of modern architecture.
After the Great Fire of 1871, Root came
here from New York City to . . . — — Map (db m188509) HM
On North Astor Street, on the right when traveling south.
Louise DeKoven Bowen
Social Reformer
1859 - 1953
Although she lived with all the privileges of wealth,
Louise DeKoven Bowen dedicated her life to social
reform in Chicago. Her tireless efforts for the rights
of women, children, . . . — — Map (db m188525) HM
On East Burton Place near Astor Street, on the right when traveling west.
Originally built in 1891 for Elinor "Cissy" Patterson by architect Stanford White and late enlarged and occupied by Cyrus H. McCormick. This landmark property is now individual condominium residences. — — Map (db m132002) HM
Robert McCormick
Newspaper editor and publisher
1880 - 1955
Robert McCormick, known as “the Colonel” for his
service in World War I, served as editor and
publisher of the Chicago Tribune for 30 years. He
made the . . . — — Map (db m188582) HM
On North Dearborn Parkway north of Schiller Street.
Chester H. Walcott, architect
Bennett, Parsons & Frost
consulting architects
awarded
the Lake Shore Trust & Savings Bank's
Gold Medal
for the most beautiful remodeled building
by the jury of the Chicago chapter,
American Institute of . . . — — Map (db m242577) HM
On North Dearborn Street north of Goethe Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built to provide a safe, supportive, and economical residence for young women studying the arts, this was one of a number of structures designed for artists around the turn of the century, indicative of a growing appreciation for the arts in urban . . . — — Map (db m242449) HM
On North Dearborn Street at West Division Street, on the left when traveling north on North Dearborn Street.
This is the 1000th Walgreen Drugstore. Walgreen Co. was founded in 1901 on Chicago’s South Side by Charles L. Walgreen, Sr. A replica of the original store can be seen at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois. — — Map (db m180342) HM
On Wooden Alley at N. State Parkway on Wooden Alley.
Built: 1909 Restored: 2011
Listed on The National Register Of Historic Places on May 22, 2002. Located within The Astor Street Chicago Landmark District, designated on December 19, 1975
This alley stretching between N. Astor and N. State . . . — — Map (db m132068) HM
On South Martin Luther King Jr Drive at East 41st Street, on the right when traveling north on South Martin Luther King Jr Drive.
Bessie Coleman
Aviatrix
1892-1926
During the mid-1910s, Bessie Coleman moved from Texas to
Chicago, first working as a manicurist at the White Sox Barber
Shop and later running a chili parlor on the corner of 35th Street
and . . . — — Map (db m180888) HM
On South Vincennes Avenue near East 45th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church
(Originally, Isaiah Temple)
Dankmar Adler, architect
1898-99
Built as one of Chicago's early Reform Judaism synagogues, this
Classical Revivial-style building is the last building designed by
famed . . . — — Map (db m188631) HM
On East 44th Street east of South Martin Luther King Jr Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong
Jazz Musician
1898 - 1971
One of the most gifted musicians in the history of jazz,
Louis Armstrong spent his most inventive years—1925
to 1929—playing the clubs of Chicago’s Black Belt,
especially the . . . — — Map (db m180936) HM
On South King Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Melissia Ann Elam Home
Henry L. Newhouse, Architect
1903
This Chateauesque mansion was purchased in the 1920s by Melissia Ann Elam, who [illegible] in Chicago. — — Map (db m181855) HM
On South Vincennes Avenue north of East 41st Street, on the right when traveling north.
Nat "King" Cole
Musician
1919 - 1965
Nat "King" Cole's warm, relaxed, velvety
voice made him a best-selling recording
star. His 1949 hit "Mona Lisa" sold more
than three million copies, and in 1956 he
became the first . . . — — Map (db m180615) HM
On South King Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Oscar DePriest
Politician
1871-1951
Shrewd, smart and street savvy, Oscar
DePriest was a natural politician. He
became Chicago’s first black alderman
and the first black congressman elected
from a northern state.
Born in . . . — — Map (db m181271) HM
On South Vincennes Avenue at East 48th Place, on the right when traveling north on South Vincennes Avenue.
Richard Wright House
architect unknown
1893
While residing, in the second-floor apartment of this building
from 1929 to 1932, celebrated author Richard. Wright effectively
began his professional literary career writing his first . . . — — Map (db m188618) HM
On South King Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Robert S. Abbott
Newspaper publisher
1868 - 1940
On a May evening in 1905, Robert Sengstacke
Abbott appeared on the streets of Chicago selling
his four-page Chicago Defender, proclaiming it “the
only two-cent weekly in . . . — — Map (db m181014) HM
On East 43rd Street at South Calumet Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 43rd Street.
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Designed by Samuel Treat and built by ethnic European craftsmen for
owners William E. and Elizabeth Thatcher Kent in 1897, The . . . — — Map (db m189755) HM
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 47th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Martin Luther King Drive.
The Honorable Harold Washington
(1922-1987)
Chicago's First Black Mayor
Harold Washington was a consummate politician, a
political genius that rose through the rough and tumble
political landscape to become the first . . . — — Map (db m180735) HM
On South King Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The Marx Brothers
Comedy team
The Marx Brothers lived here at 4512 Grand Boulevard
(now King Drive) when they moved to Chicago to tour the
vaudeville circuit in the 1910s. Their act, “The Six Musical
Mascots,” included all five . . . — — Map (db m181366) HM
On Monroe Street at Columbus Drive, on the right when traveling west on Monroe Street.
In 2012, the Chicago Park District began transforming the northeastern part of Grant Park into Maggie Daley Park. For many decades, an expansive surface parking lot occupied this site with a portion of the Illinois Central's sunken rail yard . . . — — Map (db m236741) HM
Near East 67th Street at South Greenwood Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Confederate Dead
Erected to the memory of the six thousand southern soldiers here buried, who died in Camp Douglas Prison 1862-5.
These men suffered all, sacrificed all, dared all, and died. — — Map (db m63605) WM
Near East 35th Street at South Lake Park Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
United States Senator Stephen Douglas, who died in 1861 at the age of forty-eight, was a firm believer in the future of Chicago. He held states offices and became nationally known for his debating skill in the Senate and in his campaign against . . . — — Map (db m120728) HM
Illinois's 1858 contest for United States
senator pitted nationally-renowned
Democrat Stephen A. Douglas against the
relatively unknown Republican, Abraham
Lincoln. The candidates met in seven
joint debates, clashing on the issue of
allowing . . . — — Map (db m189620) HM
Near East 35th Street at South Lake Park Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Stephen A. Douglas became a Chicago resident in 1847, moving from central Illinois after his election as U.S. Senator. He intended to build on his lakeside property, named Oakenwald, a gentleman's estate including a mansion, stables, and a . . . — — Map (db m120727) HM
Stephen A. Douglas died June 7, 1861, and was
buried near his Chicago cottage. Friends soon
organized the Douglas Monument Association to
construct a suitable tomb near the site. Work on
the monument, designed by Leonard W. Volk,
began in 1866, . . . — — Map (db m189627) HM
On East 35th Street at South Lake Park Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 35th Street.
Stephen Arnold Douglas, one of the most distinguished statesmen of his day, was a
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Member of the House of Representatives, and
United States Senator. Although a political rival of Lincoln, he supported the . . . — — Map (db m120707) HM
Near North Humboldt Boulevard, 0.3 miles north of Division Street.
"...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
On Humboldt Boulevard near North Avenue when traveling south.
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
On North Sacramento Avenue, 0 miles south of West Division Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On North Humboldt Boulevard at West Wabansia Avenue, on the right on North Humboldt Boulevard.
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
On North Avenue near Humboldt Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
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
On South Greenwood Avenue at East 53rd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Greenwood Avenue.
Built in 1903, this city block of semi-attached row houses from 5200 to 5244 South Greenwood Avenue is considered the original professors’ row of the University of Chicago. Samuel Gross, developer, and Joseph Brompton, architect — — Map (db m187528) HM
On South Woodlawn Avenue south of East 55th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The atomic age arrived on December 2, 1942, when Enrico Fermi produced the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. He did this in a laboratory under the Stagg Field bleachers at the University of Chicago. That work led to the . . . — — Map (db m188035) HM
On South Greenwood Avenue at East 53rd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Greenwood Avenue.
This group of 20 visually distinctive row houses
was built in 1903 by one of Chicago's most prolific
early developers, Samuel E. Gross. The fine detailing
and craftsmanship used for building entrances and
cornices reflect the influence of the . . . — — Map (db m188627) HM
Rising out of the fertile Bohemian soil, the
Blanik Mountain stands eternally vigilant,
its verdant slopes sheltering a wealth of
age-old folklore. According to an old legend,
slumbering within its cool mountainous depths,
the Blanik Knights . . . — — Map (db m189720) HM
Near 57th Drive near DuSable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41).
Originally built as the Palace of Fine Arts for the World's Columbian Exposition, this plaster-clad structure later became the first home of the Field Museum of Natural History. After the museum left in the 1920s, the decayed building was . . . — — Map (db m238465) HM
On East 53rd Street at South Dorchester Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East 53rd Street.
"On our first date, I treated her to the finest ice
cream Baskin-Robbins had to offer, our dinner
table doubling as the curb. I kissed her, and it
tasted like chocolate."
- President Barack Obama
From an interview in . . . — — Map (db m187907) HM
On South Ellis Avenue north of East 57th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Physicist Enrico Fermi and his colleagues established the first self-sustaining controlled nuclear reaction in makeshift laboratories constructed under the grandstands of Stagg Field Stadium on December 2, 1942. The success of this experiment . . . — — Map (db m69608) HM
On Science Drive at South Lake Shore Drive, on the right when traveling north on Science Drive.
The Norway Building stood on this site for the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition. After the Fair Chicago millionaire C.K. Billings purchased the structure and moved it to his estate in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. William Wrigley of chewing gum fame . . . — — Map (db m125028) HM
Near South Greenwood Avenue near East 46th Street.
Gwendolyn Brooks: The Oracle of Bronzeville
June 7, 1917 - December 3, 2000
Margot McMahon
Pulitzer Prize in Poetry (1950)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (1976)
Poet Laureate of the United States (1985)
National Women's Hall of . . . — — Map (db m188266) HM
On South Ellis Avenue at East 49th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Ellis Avenue.
Julius Rosenwald
Businessman and philanthropist
1862 - 1932
Sears, Roebuck & Company became a household
name because of the energy and vision of Julius
Rosenwald. He developed Sears’ mail-order
business when much of the nation . . . — — Map (db m188774) HM
On South Ellis Avenue at East 49th Street on South Ellis Avenue.
Once referred to as the "Lake Forest of the South,"
this residential suburb was annexed to Chicago in 1889.
It was home to many of the city's leading industrialists,
who built residences designed by such notable architects
as George Maher, . . . — — Map (db m188828) HM
On South Greenwood Avenue near East 46th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Kenwood United Church of Christ
William. W. Boyington and Henry B. Wheelock,
architects
1887-88
This Richardsonian Romanesque-style church building is
a textbook example of this medieval-influenced style, popular in
the late nineteenth . . . — — Map (db m188566) HM
On South Lake Park Avenue at East 46th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Lake Park Avenue.
Louis Henry Sullivan
Architect
1856 - 1924
Known as the “prophet of modern architecture,”
Louis Sullivan advocated creating buildings that
honestly mirrored their time, place and technology.
Unlike many architects of the period . . . — — Map (db m188759) HM
McKinley Morganfield "Muddy Waters"
Blues musician
1915 - 1983
Nicknamed for the puddles he played in while
growing up in Mississippi, Muddy Waters learned
harmonica and guitar while working as a
sharecropper. He came to . . . — — Map (db m188336) HM
On North Lincoln Boulevard near North Marshfield Avenue.
This terra-cotta-clad flat-iron building makes the most of its triangular building lot. Like many neighborhood banks from the 1920s, the Marshfield Trust and Savings Bank employed the Classical Revival style of architecture to convey a sense of . . . — — Map (db m208809) HM
On North Southport Avenue at West Oakdale Avenue on North Southport Avenue.
”A true Bavarian Chalet in Chicago,” owned and operated by the Albert Wirth family and recognized as an outstanding dining and banquet facility, Zum Deutschen Eck was founded on June 16, 1956. On January 9, 2000 ZDE retired after 44 . . . — — Map (db m82400) HM
On North Recreation Drive near West Addison Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, is an authentic Kwagulth Indian totem pole, carved in red cedar by Tony Hunt of Port Rupert, British Columbia.
The crests carved upon the totem pole represent Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, a whale with a man on its . . . — — Map (db m94404) HM
On North Ashland Road at West Irving Park Road on North Ashland Road.
Here in 1874, was built Lake View High School, one of the first township schools in Illinois. Erected in accordance with legislation enacted by General Assembly of 1872
Erected by Chicago’s Charter Jubilee
Authenticated by Chicago Historical . . . — — Map (db m47456) HM
Near North Recreation Drive near West Addison Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Originally known as the Lincoln Park Fieldhouse and Carillon Tower, the Waveland Clock Tower was constructed in 1931. The English Gothic style building was designed by Edwin H. Clark and the chimes were from the Deagan Company of Chicago. . . . — — Map (db m155667) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
"Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Bisexual U.S. Gold Medal Winning Olympic Athlete
(1911 - 1956)
Babe Didrikson’s contributions to women’s competitive athletics were unprecedented. She held national, Olympic and World records in track and . . . — — Map (db m184993) HM
On North Halsted Street north of West Buckingham Place.
Alan Mathison Turning
Gay British Mathemetcian and Computer Scientist
(1912 - 1954)
During the Second World War, Alan Turing worked at Britain's code-breaking center where he was responsible for German naval cryptanalysis. Using . . . — — Map (db m185941) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
Alvin Ailey
(Modern Dance Pioneer)
(1931 - 1989)
Born in poverty in rural Texas, where racial segregation was still in full force, Alvin Ailey grew into a gifted choreographer who drew inspiration from African American culture and . . . — — Map (db m182292) HM
On North Halsted Street at West Addison Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Halsted Street.
Starting with the birth of this nation,
gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
people have served honorably and
admirably in America's armed forces.
In memory of their selfless service
and sacrifice, this monument was set
and dedicated by the . . . — — Map (db m180532) WM
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
Audre Lorde
Lesbian U.S. Poet and Activist
(1934 - 1992)
"It is not our differences that divide us. it is our inability
to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences."
- Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde was a black . . . — — Map (db m181011) HM
On North Halsted Street north of West Cornelia Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Barbara Jordan
(Lesbian U.S. Congresswoman)
(1936 - 1996)
Barbara Jordan grew up in the historically black Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas. She attended segregated public schools, and an all-black college, where she graduated magna cum . . . — — Map (db m183309) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
Bayard Rustin
(Gay U.S. Civil Rights Activist)
(1912 - 1987)
On the forefront of A. Philip Randolph’s efforts to end segregation in the Armed Forces, Bayard Rustin was instrumental in obtaining President Harry S. Truman’s July 1948 . . . — — Map (db m180921) HM
On North Halsted Street north of Roscoe Street, on the right when traveling north.
Billy Strayhorn
Gay U.S. Composer, Arranger and Pianist
(1915 - 1967)
“If you want something hard enough, it just gets done.”
- Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn studied music at the Pittsburgh Music Institute. While . . . — — Map (db m185620) HM
On North Pine Grove Avenue at West Diversey Parkway, on the right when traveling south on North Pine Grove Avenue.
Brewster Apartments
Enoch H. Turnock, architect
1893
The principles of skeleton-frame construction
that made possible tall commercial buildings
were used here for an early highrise apartment
building, originally known as the . . . — — Map (db m187901) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
COLE PORTER
Gay American Composer
(1893 – 1964)
Cole Porter remains one of America's all-time greatest composers and songwriters
one of the few who wrote both the lyrics and the music. His hits include the
musical comedies the . . . — — Map (db m180700) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
David Kato Kisule
Ugandan LGBT Activist
(1964 - 2011)
David Kato was born to the Kisule clan in its ancestral village of Nakawala. He first acknowledged his sexual orientation while teaching in Johannesburg. In 2005 he became . . . — — Map (db m181523) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Dr. Margaret "Mom" Chung
(Chinese-American Physician)
(1889 - 1959)
Born in Santa Barbara, California, Dr. Chung was the first known American-born Chinese woman to become a physician. After completing her internship and residency in . . . — — Map (db m184986) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
Dr. Sally K. Ride
Physicist, Astronaut, and Activist
(1951 – 2012)
"When I was a girl, I had a teacher who encouraged my interest in science.
She challenged me to be curious, to ask questions,
and to think about things for myself" . . . — — Map (db m180871) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
Dr. Tom Waddell
Gay U.S. Athlete and Physician
Founder of the Gay Games
(1937 - 1987)
Entering college on a track scholarship to pursue a pre-med major, Tom Waddell earned his M.D. in 1965. Drafted into the Army in 1966, Waddell . . . — — Map (db m183328) HM
On North Halsted Street south of Waveland Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Dra. Antonia Pantoja
(Lesbian Puerto Rican Educator and Activist)
(1922 - 2002)
Antonia Pantoja overcame the poverty and circumstances of her childhood to become a schoolteacher who focused on the educational needs of disadvantaged . . . — — Map (db m181518) HM
On North Clark Street north of West Addison Street, on the left when traveling south.
[Panel 1:]
Ernie Banks
"Mr. Cub"
[Panel 2:]
Hit 512 home runs with more than 40 in a season five times. Had record five grand-slams in 1955. First to be elected N.L. Most Valuable Player two successive years, 1958-59. Led . . . — — Map (db m188832) HM
On North Halsted Street south of West Addison Street, on the left when traveling north.
Fr. Mychal Judge
"The Saint of 9/11"
(1933 - 2001)
"Lord, take me where you want me to go. Let me meet who you want me to meet. Tell me
what you want me to say. And keep me out of your way."
– Fr. Mychal Judge
Fr. . . . — — Map (db m182060) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
Frank Kameny
LGBT Civil Rights Pioneer
(1925 - 2011)
Institutionalized anti-gay bigotry during the McCarthy-Era drove astronomer Frank Kameny from his job at the U.S. Army Map Service and into the pantheon of modern LGBT activism. He . . . — — Map (db m184872) HM
On North Halsted Street south of Aldine, on the left when traveling north.
FREDDIE MERCURY
Gay Rock & Roll Superstar
(1946 - 1991)
Born in 1946, to Bombay-born Parsi parents living in Zanzibar, Farrokh Bulsara's
musical talent first revealed itself during his early years as a pupil at an
English-style . . . — — Map (db m180598) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
Frida Kahlo
(Bisexual Mexican Artist)
1907 - 1954
As a child Frida Kahlo was deeply affected by the armed struggles she witnessed on the streets of Mexico City; so much so that later in her life she would claim 1910 – the official . . . — — Map (db m182068) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
Harvey Milk
(1st Openly Gay Man Elected to Public Office in the U.S.)
(1930 - 1978)
Harvey Milk, a U.S. Navy Veteran who served during the Korean War, was the first widely known and nationally recognized openly gay man . . . — — Map (db m186501) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
James Baldwin
(Gay U.S. Author)
(1924 - 1987)
The preeminent African American intellectual of his era, James Baldwin wrote 17 books of prose, essays, plays, and poetry – works that had a profound influence on the development of a . . . — — Map (db m181284) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
Jane Addams
(Lesbian U.S. Social Justice Pioneer and Author)
(1860 - 1935)
"America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence, we must watch what we teach, and how we . . . — — Map (db m181578) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
Josephine Baker
Bisexual Civil Rights Activist and Entertainer
(1906 - 1975)
"Unfortunately, history has shown us that brotherhood must be learned, when it should be natural."
- Josephine Baker
Born to a humble . . . — — Map (db m181092) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
Keith Haring
(Gay U.S. Artist)
(1958 - 1990)
In 1978, Keith Haring moved to New York to attend the School of Visual Arts. Energized by the influences he encountered, he developed a graffiti-inspired style emphasizing the line. . . . — — Map (db m182912) HM
Lincoln Park was created in response to concerns in the
1850's about the public health threat posed by a lakeside
cemetery. An unused section of the burial ground was
reserved as Lake Park in 186o, and renamed shortly after
President Abraham . . . — — Map (db m189175) HM
On North Halsted Street north of West Addison Street, on the right when traveling north.
Lorraine Hansberry
Lesbian U.S. Feminist, Activist and Author
(1930 - 1965)
Born the daughter of a middle class Chicago businessman, Lorraine Hansberry’s life in many ways mirrored her art and dedication to social justice. After . . . — — Map (db m181847) HM
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