A Forgotten History: Chicago Cable Cars
Greg Borzo, author of Chicago Cable Cars (The History Press, 2012), joins the blog for a guest post today: When most people hear “cable car” they think “San Francisco.” Yet for 25 years the largest cable car system the world had ever seen operated in Chicago, transporting more than one billion riders. I discovered these facts and […]
Researching a Chicago Mystery at State & Madison
Recently, we were asked why State Street was not straight, but jogged over at Madison Avenue. It’s a spot we know well, but couldn’t answer off the top of our heads. So, these past two weeks I’ve been researching Chicago. Usually, the Chicago Detours guides make Chicago architecture and history look easy, but let me […]
Answers to Questions of Chicago History and Architecture
We get a lot of Chicago history and architecture questions and have answers to most. Still, ya can’t know everything. Our guides don’t make up answers when guests pose them. Instead we do research, which we love to do. Thanks to all of our guests for these Chicago history and architecture questions! As past guests […]