Best Chicago History Podcasts
I am a pretty serious podcast enthusiast, consuming hours of podcasts each week during my daily commute on the trusty ‘L.’ As a lover of all things Chicago, nothing delights me more than learning more about my city through a fascinating Chicago history podcast. I’ve rounded up recommendations of some of my favorite episodes on […]
Best Historic Wedding Venues in Chicago
In March 2018, I got married in one of the best historic wedding venues in Chicago — the drop dead gorgeous Chicago Cultural Center. As a bonafide Chicago history nerd (like all the Detours tour guides) my wedding had to be in a historic location, and luckily my husband was happy to go along with my […]
Three Halsted Street Films Seek the Soul of Chicago
Halsted Street shoots straight through the heart of Chicago, running north from the southern border until it merges with Broadway in Lakeview. Along that route, it covers a vast diversity of neighborhoods. With a recent Halsted Street documentary by VICE, I realized that there are now three different documentaries, made over the past century, which have seized upon […]
Visit the Chicago Neighborhood of Pilsen
Downtown Chicago is known for its business, shopping, and extraordinary architecture. But downtown holds little in the way of truly individualistic expression and a sense of community. For that, you may have to think outside the Loop and the Mag Mile. For that, you can travel a short ways southwest, to the Pilsen neighborhood of […]