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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cook County, Illinois
Chicago is the county seat for Cook County
Adjacent to Cook County, Illinois
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On West Euclid Avenue at Dunton on West Euclid Avenue.
Built in 1859 by Elijah Amasa Allen. In 1888 Eugene Berbecker, foster son of E.A. Allen Became Owner. Berbecker Park is named in his honor. — — Map (db m117510) HM
On Ogden Avenue at Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Ogden Avenue.
This corridor was a gateway into the country’s interior. Several well worn Indian trails were traveled by fur traders and explorers. One trail, the future Ogden Avenue, was improved into a plank toll road creaking beneath the weight of settlers’ . . . — — Map (db m157105) HM
On Wisconsin Avenue south of 31st Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Arthur J. Dunham Centennial Home on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1906 in the Prairie School style, owned and lived in by the same family for over 100 years. — — Map (db m157107) HM
On Ogden Avenue at Clarence Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Ogden Avenue.
Route 66 was a traveling showroom for new cars in the 1950s. Bold design, streamlining, chrome, and flaring fins captured people’s imagination. Ogden Avenue became a hub for automobile businesses in the Chicago area. In its heyday, the strip . . . — — Map (db m157677) HM
On Ogden Avenue west of South Lombard Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
(front:)
Route 66, the Mother Road, is an American icon that symbolizes romance and freedom of the open road. Born in 1926, Route 66 was one of the first numbered U.S. highways, journeying 2,500 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, . . . — — Map (db m159132) HM
On Ogden Avenue at Wenonah Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Ogden Avenue.
Ogden Avenue was designed for automobiles when the car was king of American culture. A wide street lined with drive-through businesses and convenient parking served both travelers and residents. Drive-in restaurants, service stations, and auto . . . — — Map (db m157675) HM
On Ogden Avenue at Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Ogden Avenue.
Looking for a quick bite? After World War I, fast food restaurants sprang up along Route 66, offering cheap and speedy meals for people on the go. Ogden Avenue is still home to many restaurants that were popular during the heyday of the Mother . . . — — Map (db m157676) HM
On 34th Street at Ogden Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 34th Street.
In Memory of
John Blasyk •
S.P. Champion •
Charles S. Clark •
Joseph C. Crismore •
Frederick A. Emms •
Louis J. Matysek •
Edward E. Meyers •
William S. Patterson •
Joseph Tomasjer •
Charles Vopenka •
James H. Walters
World . . . — — Map (db m157108) WM
On North Ashland Avenue at North Clark Street, on the right when traveling north on North Ashland Avenue.
This memorial erected
as a tribute to our heroic
comrades of the World-War
who died for their country.
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Aviation — — Map (db m81516) WM
Near West Jackson Boulevard, 0.3 miles east of Austin Blvd and Jackson Blvd, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Belmont Avenue at Pulaski Road, on the left when traveling west on Belmont Avenue.
This building is a significant early 20th-century industrial building built for one of Chicago's best-known manufacturers. Founded and headquartered in the city for many years, the Florsheim Shoe Company was one of the nation's leading shoe . . . — — Map (db m94316) 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 West Wacker Drive at North LaSalle Street on West Wacker Drive.
On this site about 1834, Gurdon S. Hubbard built Chicago’s first warehouse for storing pork and other pioneer produce. Because of its size and substantial construction early skeptics called the building "Hubbard’s Folly." — — Map (db m47692) HM
This outstanding Art Deco-style skyscraper helps define one of the city's finest urban spaces. Its prominence is further heightened by the jog in Michigan Avenue, where it crosses the Chicago River. The base of the building is sheathed in polished . . . — — Map (db m99920) HM
On South Michigan Avenue at East 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Michigan Avenue.
The Karpen Furniture Company commissioned Marshal and Fox to design a 12-story showroom and company office. The building’s simple ornament contrasted with the exuberant facades of Marshall and Fox’s other work, including the Blackstone and Drake . . . — — Map (db m47884) HM
On South Michigan Avenue at East 11th Street on South Michigan Avenue.
Aaron Montgomery Ward had a vision for Chicago’s lakefront that set him apart from most of his contemporaries. For two decades (1890-1910),he fought tirelessly to preserve Chicago’s lake shore as an open space and assure the city’s “front . . . — — Map (db m47782) HM
On South Michigan Avenue at East Congress Parkway, on the right when traveling south on South Michigan Avenue.
The extraordinary engineering talent of Dankmar Adler and the architectural genius of Louis Sullivan created this building to reflect the cultural maturity of Chicago. Combining hotel and office space with a splendid theater, the Auditorium was a . . . — — Map (db m34975) HM
On North State Street at East Wacker Drive, on the right when traveling north on North State Street.
Dedicated
to the memory of those gallant
heroes from the Chicago area
who were members of the besieged
garrison on the Bataan peninsula
and at Corregidor, Philippine
Islands, in World War II.
May the courage and fortitude
displayed . . . — — Map (db m134843) WM
On East Balboa Avenue near South Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
An outstanding example of Modern French style of Beaux-Arts Classical architecture. As one of the city's earliest luxury hotels, it became the "Hotel of Presidents," serving as host to a dozen U.S. Presidents, including Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. . . . — — Map (db m94409) HM
On U.S. 66 at South Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 66.
Holabird & Roche, architect
1909- 10
An excellent example of the Chicago School,
an architectural style of international importance
that developed between the 1880s and the
early 1900s. This building was commissioned
by Boston developers . . . — — Map (db m134414) HM
On East Wacker Place at North Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Wacker Place.
According to popular legend, the architects chose this building’s dark green and gold colors based on a gold-foiled champagne bottle seen at an office holiday party. Whether true of not, the building is one of the most-distinctive features on . . . — — Map (db m51698) HM
These carved granite fragments are from the Illinois Central Station which stood at the southwest edge of Grant Park for more than 75 years. Bradford Lee Gilbert, a prolific architect of American railroad buildings, designed the massive . . . — — Map (db m99761) HM
This memorial is dedicated to all veterans of the armed forces who served in Viet Nam. It replaces the former memorial and reflecting pool located on Wacker Drive that had been dedicated by Mayor Jane M. Byrne on November 11, 1982. The inscribed . . . — — Map (db m134950) WM
On North Michigan Avenue at East Wacker Drive on North Michigan Avenue.
This river originally flowing eastward from the prairie home lands of the Potawatomi and other Indian tribes into Lake Michigan, linked the waters of the Atlantic, the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes with those of the Illinois, the Mississippi and . . . — — Map (db m99534) HM
During the winter of 1891, a group of Chicago sailors gathered at the home of a bridge tender to discuss the formation of a club dedicated to the sport of sailing. Their idea was to create on the lakefront, a facility where men and women could enjoy . . . — — Map (db m47651) HM
On South LaSalle Street at West Adams Street, on the right when traveling south on South LaSalle Street.
This massive block-long office building was built to house one of Chicago’s leading banks and exemplifies the large commercial buildings that define the distinctive LaSalle Street “canyon.” Architect Daniel Burnham personally . . . — — Map (db m47757) HM
On South Dearborn Street north of West Congress Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
[Side A]
Dearborn Street showcases some of Chicago’s best architecture, art, and urban design dating from the late 19th century. Great names in architecture include Chicago School architects William LeBaron Jenney, Burnham & Root, and . . . — — Map (db m47885) HM
On North Dearborn Street north of West Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
Eternal flame in memory of the
men and women who have served
in our Armed Forces from the
Revolutionary War to present.
Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force
Coat Guard, National Guard
Reserves and Merchant Marines. — — Map (db m126812) WM
Fairbanks Morse & Company
Building
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of Interior
Built 1906 — — Map (db m99883) HM
On South Clark Street at West Jackson Blvd (U.S. 66), on the right when traveling north on South Clark Street.
On this site stood, in 1851, the
first Jewish house of worship
in the State of Illinois
and the middle Northwest.
Kehlath Anshe Mayriv
Congregation Men of the West
Now known as K.A.M. Temple
Established 1847
Dedicated by the
Jewish . . . — — Map (db m134416) HM
Near this site in 1833, the log store of John S.C. Hogan, was this section’s only post office, serving settler from miles around. Eastern mail was delivered once a week from Niles, Michigan.
Erected by
Chicago’s Charter Jubilee
Authenticated . . . — — Map (db m47724) HM
On East Wacker Drive at North Michigan Avenue on East Wacker Drive.
Defense
Fort Dearborn stood almost on this spot. After an heroic defense in eighteen hundred and twelve, the garrison together with women and children was forced to evacuate the fort. Led by Captain Wells, they were brutally massacred by the . . . — — Map (db m47670) HM
On South Columbia Drive at East Congress Parkway on South Columbia Drive.
[Decorative features listed left to right; click on marker to enlarge]
Console
Size: 7’-0” high 3’-6” wide 6’-0” deep
Material Pink Marble
The console is a decorative bracket carved as a vertical scroll and projecting from . . . — — Map (db m47659) HM
Harold Washington was elected Chicago's first African American Mayor on April 21 1983. He brought together a coalition of Chicagoans that spanned economic, social and racial lines.
Of his legacy, he said: I hope someday to be remembered by . . . — — Map (db m99684) HM
On North Dearborn Street at East Lake Street, on the left when traveling north on North Dearborn Street.
Harris and Selwyn Theaters
Crane and Franzheim, architects
1922
New York theatrical producers Sam Harris and
Archie and Edgar Selwyn constructed these
buildings for live stage shows. The "Twin Theaters"
have terra-cotta facades . . . — — Map (db m180950) HM
On North Michigan Avenue at East Randolph Street, on the right when traveling south on North Michigan Avenue.
On this site, then the lake shore, Jean Baptiste Beaubien, Chicago's second civilian, in 1817, built a “mansion” to which he brought his bride, Josette LaFramboise. It remained their home until 1845. — — Map (db m72205) HM
On North Franklin Street at West Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Franklin Street.
Lake-Franklin Group
Burling & Adler, George Edbrooke, architects
1872 - 1875
This rare grouping of post-Fire buildings is the
best reminder of the wholesale district, an area
integral to the city's former role as the world's
largest . . . — — Map (db m181282) HM
On South Wabash Avenue at East 11th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Wabash Avenue.
The city’s earliest surviving steal-frame building, a type of construction that changed commercial architecture. As one of the first structures clad in terra cotta, it marked an important step in the development of the architectural terra cotta . . . — — Map (db m47781) HM
On North State Street, on the right when traveling north.
Daniel H. Burnham and Charles Atwood, 1892;
D.H.Burnham and Co., 1902, 1906, 1907;
Graham, Burnham & Co., 1914 architects
1892- 1914
The Marshall Field and Company Building is the “grande dame” of
Chicago department store . . . — — Map (db m134434) HM
[Text on the right]
The ASCE presented only ten such awards worldwide, each representing the most outstanding example of Civil engineering in a particular area of infrastructure over the past century.
Created in 1889, the District built canals . . . — — Map (db m155321) HM
On East Monroe Street near South State Street, on the right when traveling east.
This massive hotel, once the world's largest, bears the name of Potter Palmer, one of Chicago's most important businessmen. It is designed in the Classical Revival style with French Neoclassical influences. Interior spaces of note include the . . . — — Map (db m92465) HM
Builder: Marine Industries Limited, Sorel, Quebec, Canada
Launched on June 28, 1947
Hull Number: 144
Length: 372.6 ft.
Width: 62 ft.
Gross Tons: 7,600
Service: Operated by Canadian National Railway for service from Cape Tormentine, New . . . — — Map (db m47648) HM
The Great Chicago Fire in October eighteen hundred and seventy-one devastated the city. From its ashes the people of Chicago caused a new and greater city to rise imbued with that indomitable spirit and energy by which they have ever been guided. . . . — — Map (db m79609) HM
In honor of Rene Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle & Henry de Tonti who passed through this river on their way to the Mississippi December 1681
This Tablet is placed by the Illinois Society of Colonial Dames of America under the auspices of the . . . — — Map (db m47683) HM
On South LaSalle Street at West Adams Street, on the left when traveling south on South LaSalle Street.
Its powerful exterior softened by John Root’s lively ornament, the Rookery typifies the 1880s' lingering picturesque attitude toward commercial architecture. A transitional structure in the evolution of modern architecture, it employs both . . . — — Map (db m47758) HM
On South Dearborn Street at West Polk Street, on the left when traveling north on South Dearborn Street.
Attributed to famed architect William Le Baron Jenney, the Rowe Building, a printing arts factory built in 1892, typifies the late nineteenth century Romanesque Revival style.
Renovated in 1980, the Rowe Building is a distinguished member of . . . — — Map (db m47780) HM
On Upper Wacker Drive at West Lake Drive, in the median on Upper Wacker Drive.
The Sauganash Hotel was built
in 1831 on what is now the south
east corner of Lake Street and
Wacker Drive. It was Chicago's
first hotel and it soon became the
social center of town.
In 1833, prominent local citizens
met in the Sauganash . . . — — Map (db m183335) HM
Chicago Landmark
Fort Dearborn served as the major western garrison of the United States until destroyed during an Indian uprising in August of 1812. A second fort, erected on the same site in 1816, was demolished in 1858.
Designated a Chicago . . . — — Map (db m47681) HM
On this site stood the Sauganash Hotel, built in 1831 by pioneer Mark Beaubien, which was location of the frontier town’s first village board election in 1833. The Wigwam, an assembly hall built in 1860 (destroyed c. 1867) on the site of the hotel, . . . — — Map (db m47725) HM
On West Wacker Drive at North State Steet on West Wacker Drive.
This was Chicago’s main business street in 1834, connecting the village with Fort Dearborn. Years before this also was the site of a trading post with the Indians.
Erected by
Chicago’s Charter Jubilee
Authenticated by Chicago Historical . . . — — Map (db m47691) HM
On South State Street south of West Jackson Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
(side 1)
Chicago’s Great Street
There is only one State Street. Widely celebrated in song, “That Great Street” has been known since the 1870s for its concentration of premier department stores and world-class . . . — — Map (db m81432) HM
On West Wacker Drive at North LaSalle Street on West Wacker Drive.
While still partially tied to its dock at the river’s edge, the excursion steamer Eastland rolled over on the morning of July 24, 1915. The result was one of the worst maritime disasters in American history. More than eight hundred people . . . — — Map (db m61452) HM
On East Roosevelt Road west of South Columbus Road, on the right when traveling west.
The "Great Migration" from the South to "the Promised Land" of Chicago brought more African Americans here from Mississippi than any other state, especially during and after World War II. With the migrants came the Delta blues that was the . . . — — Map (db m47901) HM
On West Jackson Boulevard near South LaSalle Street, on the right when traveling east.
These two statues, one symbolizing agriculture and the other industry, once stood over the main entrance of the Board of Trade Building built in 1885. The statues greeted commodity traders and the public for 45 years. Thought lost forever when the . . . — — Map (db m47760) HM
On East Washington Street at North Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Washington Street.
This building was the first permanent structure of the city's public library system. Designed to be a grand civic building, its exterior appearance and its interior spaces are based on classical Greek and Italian Renaissance precedents. The library . . . — — Map (db m110682) HM
On West Wacker Drive at North Clark Street, on the right when traveling west on West Wacker Drive.
For many years,"The Christmas Tree Ship,” loaded with trees,
docked at the southwest corner of the Clark Street Bridge.
From the ship, Captain Herman Schuenemann, known as
"Captain Santa,” with his wife, Barbara, and daughters
Elsie, Hazel and . . . — — Map (db m181315) HM
On East Jackson Blvd. (U.S. 66) at South State Street, on the right when traveling east on East Jackson Blvd..
Built in 1912 as the Rothschild Building
Holabird and Roche – architect
Renamed the Goldblatt Building in 1936
Placed on the Nation Register of Historic Places in 1989
Rededicated by DePaul University September 14, 1993
Richard . . . — — Map (db m134433) HM
On South Dearborn Street north of West Polk Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1883, the Donohue Building was the first large printing factory in historic Printing House Row. The Annex was added in 1913. The Donohue Buildings served until 1971 as the headquarters of the M.A. Donohue Publishing Company, a well known . . . — — Map (db m47779) HM
Joanne H. Alter was elected Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and served with distinction from 1972 until 1990. Commissioner Alter’s vision for improvement in the Chicago River led to the revitalization . . . — — Map (db m47665) HM
On this site, Sept. 23, 1846, the
Sisters of Mercy
who provided Chicago with its first hospital, began their charitable, educational and civic services to this city — — Map (db m99817) HM
On West Jackson Boulevard at South LaSalle Street, on the left when traveling east on West Jackson Boulevard.
Chicago’s famous Grand Pacific Hotel, then on the site of the present Continental Bank building, was the location of the General Time Convention of 1883 which, on October 11 of that year, adopted the current Standard Time System in the United . . . — — Map (db m47759) HM
On West Lake Street at North Wells Street, on the right when traveling west on West Lake Street.
Trustees System Service Building
Thielbard and Fugard, architects;
Eugene and Gwen Lux and Edgar Miller, artists
1929-30
This bold Art-Deco style skyscraper, designed by noted Chicago
architects Thielbard and Fugard, is clad with . . . — — Map (db m181570) HM
Near North State Street at Wacker Drive, on the right when traveling north.
A Memorial to Vietnam Veterans
You are entering a site dedicated to
Americans who served their country
with great honor and distinction
in the Vietnam War.
Your respect to their memory
is greatly appreciated.
no biking, no skateboarding,
no . . . — — Map (db m134949) WM
On West Wacker Drive at West Lake Street on West Wacker Drive.
South Water Street 1834
South Water Street 1924
Wacker Drive
Begun 1924 Completed 1926
Built by the
City of Chicago
Wm. E. Dever Mayor
Francis X. Busch
Corporation Counsel
Board of Local Improvement
John J. Sloan . . . — — Map (db m47696) HM
On North Wells Street at Washington on North Wells Street.
At the time of its construction, in the aftermath of the Fire of 1871, this was one of the city's tallest buildings. Its limestone facades feature ornate Victorian-style details; its lobby includes a unique curving hardwood staircase. Structurally, . . . — — Map (db m117493) HM
On South State Street north of East 31st Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1913, Ida B. Wells-Barnett organized black-led Alpha Suffrage Club to promote women's right to vote. Former meeting site one block north. — — Map (db m191130) HM
Near Touhy Avenue at Lee Street, on the right when traveling west.
We Remember Flight 191
Let us not forget the victims of May 25, 1979, who
helped assure the safety of all who have boarded
an airliner since that tragic event.
"When someone you love becomes a memory,
the memory becomes a . . . — — Map (db m217908) HM
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.
Named in honor of the late Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas, Camp Douglas, established in 1861, was the earliest and largest Union military camp in the Chicago area. The camp stretched from 31st Street to 33rd Place and from Cottage Grove Avenue . . . — — Map (db m125027) HM
On South State Street, on the right when traveling north.
Chicago Bee Building
Z. Erol Smith, architect
1929-31
This Art Deco-style building was constructed as
the headquarters for the Chicago Bee newspaper,
which was founded by noted African American
entrepreneur Anthony Overton. It also . . . — — Map (db m188754) HM
On South Indiana Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Chicago Defender Building
Built 1899; remodeled 1915
This former Jewish synagogue was home to the
Chicago Defender from 1920 until 1960. Founded
by Robert S. Abbott in 1905, the newspaper
became nationally known for its . . . — — Map (db m188261) HM
On South Martin Luther King Drive, 0.2 miles south of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
Enlistment and training center for U.S. Union Armed Forces. Site of enlistment of Private Charles H. Griffin, January 5, 1864 Co. B, 29th Reg’t U.S. Col’d Infantry USCT. Prisoner of War camp where 6,000 Confederate soldiers of the Civil War died. — — Map (db m125614) HM WM
On Fort Dearborn Drive just north of East 31st Street, on the right when traveling north.
“A riot is the language of the unheard.” —Dr. Martin Luther King
Sunday, July 27, 1919, a group of boys rafting on Lake Michigan drifted over an invisible racial barrier. Rocks were thrown from the breakwater and Eugene . . . — — Map (db m166545) HM
On South Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
1862-1931
Social reformer
Ida B. Wells-Barnett spent her life crusading against lynching
in America. An advocate for civil rights, woman’s suffrage and
economic justice, her anti-lynching campaign stirred the . . . — — Map (db m181804) HM
On South State Street south of East 35th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Overton Hygienic Building
Built 1922-23
Built as the headquarters for the Overton
Hygienic Co., one of the nation's foremost
producers of African-American cosmetics, this
structure also housed the Victory Life Insurance
Company and . . . — — Map (db m180693) HM
Near South Indiana Avenue near East 33rd Boulevard.
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Adler and Sullivan, Architects
1891
The decorative and planning skills of Sullivan and the engineering ability of Adler are embodied in the strong masonry forms of this building, embellished with terra-cotta . . . — — Map (db m189477) HM
On South Indiana Avenue south of East 37th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Richard Wright
Novelist, playwright, social critic
1908-1960
Through eloquent and powerful
writing, Richard Wright established
himself as one of the greatest writers
of his generation. His novels and
drawn from his own experiences, . . . — — Map (db m180696) HM
On South State Street at East 35th Street, on the right on South State Street.
State Street was the shopping district of
Black owned businesses such as drugstores,
barber shops, flower shops, tailor shops,
meat markets, millinery shops, fruit stands,
theaters, and restaurants,
a “city within a city."
This area . . . — — Map (db m189133) HM
On South Calumet Avenue at East 35th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Calumet Avenue.
Sunset Cafe
Built 1909
Following a 1921 remodeling, this simple
automobile garage was transformed into one
of the city's earliest and most legendary jazz
venues. Its house orchestra featured such
famed musicians as Louis . . . — — Map (db m189053) HM
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 35th Street on South Martin Luther King Drive.
Supreme Life Building
Built 1921; remodeled 1950
This was the longtime headquarters of the Supreme Life Insurance Co., the first African-American owned and operated insurance company in the northern United States. The firm was founded in . . . — — Map (db m188528) HM
On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
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 m189232) HM
On East 37th Street at South King Drive, on the right when traveling east on East 37th Street.
Ida B.Wells
July 16, 1862 - March 25, 1931
The Ida B. Wells Homes stood in this area
for over sixty years from 1941-2002.
They consisted of over 1,600 units located
between 37th & 39th Streets and
King Drive & Cottage Grove. . . . — — Map (db m181805) HM
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