This monument is dedicated to the victims and those who lost their lives during the "Attack on America" on September 11, 2001
"All gave some, some gave all"
We remember
We celebrate
We believe
Dedicated to the lives that were touched by the events of Sept. 11, 2001
St. Turibius School
2001 - 2002 — — Map (db m264452) HM
The extraordinary history of hospitals of the modern world is founded in the needs of the poor. Prior to modern times or the Period of Enlightenment (1800 to present), hospital care was driven by the need to separate the afflicted indigent . . . — — Map (db m267803) HM
This 40-story building was the tallest outside New York City at the time of its construction. The building's terra cotta-clad, classical design marks it as one of the most prominent high-rise statements of the City Beautiful movement. It is also the . . . — — Map (db m234661) HM
The 42nd/Town Hall Police Station is one of the oldest police staions in the City and represents a rare, remaining example of this building type. The building was built in 1907 on the site of the demolished Lake View Township Town Hall, . . . — — Map (db m261281) HM
49 East Cedar Street
C. 1909
Designed and owned by Benjamin Marshall, architect
has been listed on the
Illinois Register of Historic Places
by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency — — Map (db m267058) 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
227 East Walton Place Apartment Building
Harry Weese, architect
1956
This post-World War II building exemplifies progressive architectural ideals as practiced by one of Chicago's most eclectic and innovative
architects of the late 20th . . . — — Map (db m180744) HM
This terra-cotta-clad office building is a handsome example of the Gothic Revival architectural style. Built on the site of an earlier wholesale warehouse for the Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. Department Store, the building exemplifies the . . . — — Map (db m236485) 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
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 m291058) HM
Deceptively simple in appearance, these twin apartment towers set the standard by which all subsequent glass-and-steel highrises are judged. Few have come close to their perfection--in form, proportions, and detailing--and no other design by this . . . — — Map (db m256440) 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
In recognition of an open plan in a multi-story apartment building where the . . . — — Map (db m267074) 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
In recognition of an open plan in a multi-story apartment building where the . . . — — Map (db m267080) HM
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
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Circa 1898 — — Map (db m299319) HM
This keystone, taken from the arch of the Washington Street entrance, in the City Hall Building Chicago, which was erected in 1877, replaced by the present building in 1909. — — Map (db m68563) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Circa 1881 — — Map (db m293746) HM
The seeds of the Second Presbyterian Church originated on the banks of the Chicago River under the pastoral guidance of Rev. Jeremiah Porter, in 1833. In 1835, the church was formally incorporated as the First Presbyterian Church and Society of . . . — — Map (db m267801) HM
At 4 P.M. on January 17, 1992, a series of explosions and fires ravaged the River West community. The fires were in an area bounded by the Chicago River, the Kennedy Expressway, and Kinzie and Division Streets. The devastation was caused by . . . — — Map (db m61460) HM
Navy Pier navigated unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. A fundraising campaign to Save the People's Pier resulted in over $9 million in philanthropic contributions to reopen the Pier and ensure the future of Navy Pier's non-profit . . . — — Map (db m296013) HM
Born in New Jersey, Ward grew up in Niles, Michigan. He left school at 14 to work as a laborer and then a clerk. In 1865 he moved to Chicago, where he clerked briefly in the dry goods emporium of Field, Palmer and Leiter. His next job, selling a St. . . . — — Map (db m237359) HM
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
This ridge is an ancient beach or sand bar of Lake Michigan whose waters reached this point 8,000 years ago when the lake level was 20 feet higher than now. Clark Street runs north atop this ridge. The park ponds lie between such old beaches, . . . — — Map (db m47816) HM
Born in London, Abe Saperstein grew up in Chicago and began coaching basketball in college. He went on to become the owner, promoter, coach, and occasionally, at 5'3", substitute player of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters. Saperstein had . . . — — Map (db m234468) HM
Ed Blaszak, a local resident and employee of Republic Steel, designed the sculpture in 1981. His work conveys the interrelationship between the once towering steel industry, seen here in the 6 tall bars, and the people of Chicago's Southeast side, . . . — — Map (db m305968) HM
One of the oldest and most important public sculptures in Chicago, this monument to America’s sixteenth president influenced a generation of sculptors due to its innovative combination of a natural-looking Lincoln-–depicted deep in thought as . . . — — Map (db m47815) HM
Although Illinois was established as a "free" state in 1818, federal laws that had been enacted since 1793 permitted the recapture and return of runaway enslaved people within U.S. territory. Beginning in the 1830s, freedom seekers were . . . — — Map (db m261062) HM
This Prairie-style house was designed by one of the finest progressive Chicago architects of the early 20th century and is one of the finest remaining mansions on North Sheridan Road. Roughly rectangular in form, the house has both foliate and . . . — — Map (db m287281) HM
The people of West Africa used Adinkra symbols to adorn cloth which African royals wore to important ceremonies. Originating from the Gyaman people of Ghana and la Côte d'Ivoire, the symbols have assumed global importance and are now found in logos, . . . — — Map (db m312353) HM
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
Albert Parsons was raised in Texas by his brother, Confederate General William Parsons. After the Civil War he became a radical Republican, and was appointed a state official during Reconstruction. The target of hostility from white Southerners, . . . — — Map (db m261151) HM
The clarity, simplicity, and order of the Madlener House make it an outstanding residence in the tradition of the Chicago and Prairie schools of architecture. It has the massing, logic, and dignity of a Renaissance palace, yet is a thoroughly modern . . . — — Map (db m261352) HM
Chief of the Potawatomi, Chippewa, and Ottawa Indians who died April 22, 1872. Catherine (Chevalier) his wife who died August 7, 1860 and other members of their family are buried on this spot - part of the Reservation granted him by the Treaty of . . . — — Map (db m294747) HM WM
“Water has cut deeply into prairie soil. The clays and gravels of the Middle West are merely a thread on stone floors. In this loam, oak trees grass and corn take root.”
Alfred Caldwell, 1943
A peaceful oasis . . . — — Map (db m47844) HM
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site is a premier example of the Prairie style of landscape architecture. Alfred Caldwell, a landscape designer, architect, teacher and poet, . . . — — Map (db m47846) HM
One of the most important historic landscapes in Chicago, this “hidden garden” in Lincoln Park was designed by note landscape architect Alfred Caldwell in the Prairie style. Inspired by his mentor Jens Jensen and the work of architect . . . — — Map (db m47845) HM
The mural is inspired by the traditional decorative art form of cloisonné, which was at its artistic peak during the Jingtai reign in the Ming Dynasty, when vibrant cobalt blue was used as the predominant color on enamel.
This artistic . . . — — Map (db m267229) HM
In memory of
Allan Pinkerton,
born in Glascow, Scotland,
August 25th 1819.
Died in Chicago, Illinois,
July 1st 1884.
Aged 65 years.
A friend to honesty
and a foe to crime,
devoting himself for a generation to the prevention . . . — — Map (db m61986) HM
Allerton Hotel
Murgatroyd & Ogden, architects
1922-24
A rare example of Northern Italian Renaissance
Revival architecture applied to a high-rise
structure and the city's first building to use
a pronounced setback and towers, as . . . — — Map (db m180890) HM
Alta Vista Terrace displays a lively variety of architectural styles and detail, yet every townhouse on one side is duplicated with only minor variations at the diagonally opposite end of the block. The distinctly human scale creates a unity and . . . — — Map (db m261326) HM
Alta Vista Terrace displays a lively variety of architectural styles and detail, yet every townhouse on one side is duplicated with only minor variations at the diagonally opposite end of the block. The distinctly human scale creates a unity and . . . — — Map (db m261324) HM
El Gobierno de Sonora entrega a Chicago esta estatua en memoria de
The Government of Sonora presents Chicago this statue in Memory of
Alvaro Obregon
(1880 - 1928)
Nació en Navojoa, Sonora. Durante la Revolución . . . — — Map (db m255798) HM
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
This handsome building originally served as the Midwest office, warehouse and distribution center of the American Book Company, a nationally-prominent textbook publisher. Typical of industrial architecture of its time, this reinforced-concrete . . . — — Map (db m69594) HM
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
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
Historien Om
[the story of]
The story of Andersonville begins as a cherry orchard In the 1850s and evolves throughout the years, adding several layers of identity: first as a Swedish settlement on the outskirts of . . . — — Map (db m235738) HM
On this site stood the Andersonville School in the northeastern corner of the sub-division called Andersonville. Here in 1857 arrangements were made for the township's first election.
Erected by
Chicago's Charter Jubilee . . . — — Map (db m235664) HM
Andrew “Rube” Foster dominated the Negro leagues as a pitcher, manager, owner and league organizer. His professional career began at age 18, pitching for New York’s Cuban X-Giants. He won four games
in the 1903 “Colored Championship of the World.” . . . — — Map (db m235191) HM
In 1989, with friends from Indiana University, Mick Napier founded The Annoyance Theatre. A comedy theatre, bar, and training center, Annoyance has produced more than 500 original musicals, plays, improvisation and solo shows. Napier's books are . . . — — Map (db m180533) HM
El Gobierno de Puebla entrega a Chicago esta estatua en memoria de
The Government of Puebla presents Chicago this statue in memory of
Aquiles Serdan
(1877 - 1910)
Nació en Puebla, Puebla. Fue un destacado liberal . . . — — Map (db m255791) HM
The Arcade (b. 1881-82) was the largest public building in the town of Pullman, serving as its social and commercial heart. Among the first indoor malls, the three-story building reached 90 feet in height and cost $318,000. The Pullman Arcade . . . — — Map (db m296429) HM
Landscape architect Nathan F. Barrett designed Arcade Park with a blend of formal and naturalistic elements. The Pullman Land Association (1880-1909) required more than 300 employees to maintain its park and gardens. The the Historic . . . — — Map (db m296417) HM
These streets in the Lincoln Park neighborhood are lined with visually-distinctive single-family houses, apartment buildings, and institutional buildings that exemplify the high-style architecture historically built in Chicago's fashionable . . . — — Map (db m261232) HM
These streets in the Lincoln Park neighborhood are lined with visually-distinctive single-family houses, apartment buildings, and institutional buildings that exemplify the high-style architecture historically built in Chicago's fashionable . . . — — Map (db m261233) HM
These streets in the Lincoln Park neighborhood are lined with visually-distinctive single-family houses, apartment buildings, and institutional buildings that exemplify the high-style architecture historically built in Chicago's fashionable . . . — — Map (db m261234) HM
These streets form one of the most picturesque and intact 19th-century neighborhood commercial streetscapes remaining in Chicago. Ornamented with a profusion of pressed-metal bays, cornices, and corner turrets, these Victorian-era buildings display . . . — — Map (db m261189) HM
To house employees of his meat-packing facility, Philip D. Armour Sr. constructed a series of apartments that filled the area bounded by 33rd Street, Armour Street (now Federal), 34th Street, and Dearborn Street.
The building included . . . — — Map (db m299627) HM
Installation by
Arts of Life
at the Bush Temple
Flats commissioned Arts of Life to create the 24 art panels under their community arts organization FlatsStudio displayed in the second-floor windows of the Bush Temple, installed in . . . — — Map (db m242432) HM
In 1899, the Catholic Church summoned Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, known for her mission work in New York, to Chicago in order to build and lead Assumption School. The school marks the westward expansion of her mission work and it coincided with . . . — — Map (db m252392) HM
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
The Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks by authority of the City Council of Chicago has designated this building as an architectural landmark.
In recognition of the community spirit which here joined commercial and artistic ends, . . . — — Map (db m237448) HM
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
The August Dewes House is one of a pair of architecturally complimentary houses built by two German-born brothers who were executives of the Standard Brewery in Chicago. With its handsomely-detailed stone facades and distinctive mansard root, the . . . — — Map (db m261270) 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
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
"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
[Text in Italian:]
Questa colonna
di venti secoli antica
eretta sul lido di Ostia
porto di Roma Imperiale
a vigilare le fortune e le vittorie
delle tiremi Romane
l'Italia Fascista suspice Benito Mussolini
dona a Chicago
esaltazione . . . — — Map (db m234179) HM
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
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
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
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 by this group . . . — — Map (db m240274) WM
For his commission to create a public sculpture for the Social Security Administration building, Claes Oldenburg selected the baseball bat as an emblem of Chicago's ambition and vigor. The sculpture's verticality echoes the city's dramatic skyline, . . . — — Map (db m243337) HM
From roughly 1620 to 1820, the territory of the Potawatomi extended from what is now Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Detroit, Michigan, and included the Chicago area. In 1803, the United States government built Fort Dearborn at what is today Michigan . . . — — Map (db m67806) HM
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
The Prairie Avenue area has witnessed every significant period in the growth of Chicago from the establishment of Fort Dearborn through the residential rebirth of the central area in the 1990s. The years following the close of the Civil War were . . . — — Map (db m308721) 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
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
Benemérito de las Américas
Presidente de México, 1858 a 1872
Postuló que
“Entre los individuos como entre las naciones
el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz"
Benemeritus of the Americas
President of Mexico, 1858 to 1872
He . . . — — Map (db m249696) HM
Benito Juárez (1806-1872) was the first indigenous President of Mexico. Juárez was committed to the right of the nation's indigenous populations and was known the builder of modern Mexico. A Zapotec Indian, Juárez has been called "the Lincoln of . . . — — Map (db m249697) HM
The Benjamin Franklin School, located at
225 West Evergreen, is the fifth oldest school
in Chicago. The school, which today is known
as The Franklin Fine Arts Center,
originally opened in 1837 on Canal Street.
In 1856 the school was moved to . . . — — Map (db m188291) HM
Benny Goodman
1909–1986
Musician
Benny Goodman, premier jazz clarinetist, band
leader and composer, enjoyed a career that spanned
seven decades.
The Goodman family settled at 1125 South Francisco
Avenue when Benny was eight. . . . — — Map (db m187766) HM
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
At this site on November 18, 1915, was founded the American Medical Women's Assoc., dedicated to the support of women physicians and women's health. As its founder and first president, Bertha Van Hoosen, M.D., demonstrated her dedication to the . . . — — Map (db m237431) HM
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