Illinois · locality file

Chicago

27 dossiers on record ·

The record for Chicago opens with Congress Plaza Hotel and Holy Family Church — 25 more files sit in the drawer below.

Hotel

Medium

Congress Plaza Hotel

Chicago, Illinois

1893 World’s Fair hotel with a mobster reputation and sealed-room lore.

4 claims · 2 legends→

Site

Medium

Holy Family Church

Chicago, Illinois

The 1860 church—the oldest in Chicago, spared by the fire.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Site

Medium

Jackson Park / Midway

Chicago, Illinois

The 1893 fairground—where the White City stood and the dead remain.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Site

Medium

Board of Trade

Chicago, Illinois

The 1930 Art Deco tower—where Ceres watches the pit.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Site

Medium

Tribune Tower

Chicago, Illinois

The 1925 Gothic tower—the stones from everywhere.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Site

Medium

Wrigley Building

Chicago, Illinois

The 1924 white terra cotta—where the clock watches Michigan Avenue.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Site

Medium

Iroquois Theatre site

Chicago, Illinois

December 30, 1903—the deadliest theatre fire in U.S. history.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

Eastland site

Chicago, Illinois

July 24, 1915—the ship that rolled at the dock, 844 dead.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

Haymarket Square

Chicago, Illinois

May 4, 1886—the bomb that made May Day.

2 claims · 1 legend→

District

Medium

Pullman

Chicago, Illinois

The company town that sparked the 1894 strike.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

St. Valentine’s Day Massacre site

Chicago, Illinois

February 14, 1929—the garage where seven men died.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

H.H. Holmes Murder Castle site

Chicago, Illinois

The site where the "Murder Castle" stood—the post office on the corner.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

Dunning / Read Mental Health

Chicago, Illinois

The poorhouse cemetery—where the unmarked graves were found.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

Fort Dearborn

Chicago, Illinois

The 1803 fort—where the 1812 massacre happened.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

Chicago Water Tower

Chicago, Illinois

The 1869 tower—one of the few to survive the fire.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Theater

Medium

Chicago Theatre

Chicago, Illinois

The 1921 palace—the marquee that became the city’s symbol.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hotel

Medium

The Drake

Chicago, Illinois

The 1920 hotel—where the Lake Shore Drive dead stay.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hotel

Medium

Knickerbocker Hotel

Chicago, Illinois

The 1929 hotel—where the Playboy era left its ghosts.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hotel

Medium

Palmer House

Chicago, Illinois

The 1875 hotel—where Bertha Palmer’s lobby still shines.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hotel

Medium

Blackstone Hotel

Chicago, Illinois

The 1910 hotel—where the gangsters met.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

Auditorium Building

Chicago, Illinois

The 1889 Sullivan masterpiece—hotel, offices, and theatre in one.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Theater

Medium

Biograph Theater

Chicago, Illinois

The alley where Dillinger died—"the woman in red" walked him out.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Ship

Medium

SS Eastland disaster site

Chicago, Illinois

The 1915 capsize that killed 844—the city’s deadliest day.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Airport

Medium

O’Hare UFO sighting site

Chicago, Illinois

November 2006—a disc over Gate C17, witnessed by airline staff.

1 claim→

Site

Medium

Pumping Station

Chicago, Illinois

The 1869 pumping station—across from the tower, both survived.

1 claim→

Historic Site

Medium

Quinn Chapel AME Church

Chicago, Illinois

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→

Historic Site

Medium

Graceland Cemetery

Chicago, Illinois

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→