Been to Chicago’s Bronzeville Neighborhood?
Off the beaten path but still close to downtown, Bronzeville is a great place to learn more about our city. The four Chicago Community Areas of Grand Boulevard, Kenwood, Douglas, and Oakland comprise Bronzeville, which is historically known as the “Black Metropolis.” It served as the northern hub for the “Great Migration” of African Americans […]
The Bughouse Square Debates
The true spirit of free speech will be exercised this Saturday at the annual Newberry Library Bughouse Square Debates. In an age of sound-bite journalism and tweets, see the ancient art of oration, inflammatory rhetoric, and soapboxing come to life in a series of curated, public, open-air debates. You can chime in and heckle speakers. […]
We Answer Tour Guest Questions About Chicago
When guests ask us questions that we cannot answer fully, we try to find answers.
History of Futures: The University Club of Chicago
I’ve always wondered what goes on in those exclusive clubs downtown. Have you ever noticed them? Their closed doors make it easy to just walk right by. I had the unexpected opportunity the other day to find out for myself at the University Club, a 124-year-old institution. It’s located on Michigan Avenue, right by where […]
Answer to your Chicago architecture questions
Answers to questions from our Loop Interior Architecture Walking Tour! What kind of stone is Chase made of? Well, I knew it was granite, but what kind of granite was the question. Pearl Gray Granite. Where did it come from? A tour guest who worked on the building in the 1960s was happy to research […]