Chicago Curiosities
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Chicago Curiosities
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Author : Scotti Cohn
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2011-01-11
Chicago Curiosities written by Scotti Cohn and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-11 with Travel categories.
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Windy City has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised Chicagoan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Chicago Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Scotti Cohn takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Windy City. Watch Daedalus and Icarus fly across the façade of the Savings of America Building—and wonder if the mural’s location might carry a message for the financial industry. . . . A baboon with wings? A predatory grasshopper? Figure out for yourself just what Picasso’s “gift to Chicago”—a sculpture unveiled in 1967—represents. Want to stand out? You can do so at the Ledge at Skydeck Chicago, an all-glass architectural wonder attached to the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower). Meet the man who travels the world impersonating President Obama.
Chicago Facts And Fancies Caprices And Curiosities
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Author : James J. Sheeran
language : en
Publisher: Palm Beach Society Publishing Group
Release Date : 1995-11-01
Chicago Facts And Fancies Caprices And Curiosities written by James J. Sheeran and has been published by Palm Beach Society Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-11-01 with categories.
Illinois Curiosities
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Author : Richard Moreno
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2011-02-08
Illinois Curiosities written by Richard Moreno and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-08 with Travel categories.
Whether you’re a born-and-raised Illinoisan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Illinois Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Richard Moreno takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Prairie State. Take a date to the World’s Largest Laundromat, a 13,500-square-foot facility in Berwyn with 153 washers and 148 dryers in nearly constant use. Enter Chicago’s “sub” culture with a museum visit to the U-505, the only German submarine in the United States. Visit the site in Carthage where Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith was murdered on June 27, 1844. Learn about the strange case of H. H. Holmes’ notorious Murder Castle and the sad tale of Burr Oak Cemetery.
Playing Cards Of The White City
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Author : Ephraim Durnst
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2020-03-05
Playing Cards Of The White City written by Ephraim Durnst and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-05 with categories.
Colorful playing cards and admission tickets feature some of the best artwork and stunning imagery from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. This rare and fascinating collection of ornate memorabilia from the White City stirs the imagination with visions of playing a card game in the shadow of the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building or gaining entry to the fairgrounds with a collectible ticket that looks as good today as it did in the 19th century. Ephraim Durnst (The Art of World War 1, ) packs this full-color book with high-resolution imagery that transports curious historians back to one of the history's greatest events, the World's Fair of 1893. Two complete card decks are featured, each with a unique art style that compliments the era and shows off the landmarks. Commemorative, full-size pages display numerous World's Fair tickets with their impeccable detail and stunning use of color engineered to prevent forgery. Contains: - Two Decks of authentic World's Fair souvenir playing cards - Digitally enlarged, rare color lithographs commemorating the White City - Chicago Day ticket with stub - Manhattan Day ticket with stub - Children's passes to the Fair - Fair tickets with different designs and colors on front and back - A rare and unusual period panorama of Chicago - Contemporary advertisement cards and brochures - Rare collectible books - Fascinating pre-Fair renderings of famous White City buildings - More!
The Wonder Cabinet
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Author : Tabitha Lucas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Wonder Cabinet written by Tabitha Lucas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Creative writing categories.
Mysterious Chicago
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Author : Adam Selzer
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2016-10-25
Mysterious Chicago written by Adam Selzer and has been published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-25 with Travel categories.
From Chicago historian Adam Selzer, expert on all of the Windy City’s quirks and oddities, comes a compelling heavily researched anthology of the stories behind its most fascinating unsolved mysteries. To create this unique volume, Selzer has collected forty unsolved mysteries from the 1800s to modern day. He has poured through all newspaper, magazine, and book references to them, and consulted expert historians. Topics covered include who really started the great Chicago fire, who was the first “automobile murderer,” and even if there was actually a vampire slaying at Rose Hill cemetery. The result is both a colorful read to get lost in, a window to a world of curiosity and wonder, as well as a volume that separates fact from fiction—true crime from urban legend. Complementing the gripping stories Selzer presents are original images of the crime and its suspects as developed by its original investigators. Readers will marvel at how each character and crime were presented, and happily journey with Selzer as he presents all facts and theories presented at the time of the “crime” and uses modern hindsight to assemble the pieces.
Minnesota Curiosities
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Author : Russ Ringsak
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2013-01-15
Minnesota Curiosities written by Russ Ringsak and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-15 with Travel categories.
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the North Star State has to offer! Visit an art gallery of underground graffiti; an eight-story-tall Iron Man sculpture; and some beautifully designed, no-real-name-for-them architectural oddities. Meet an artistic, creature-creating welder; a fast-thinking curator of a fishing museum; and a cow-figurine-collecting newspaper editor. Discover the fun of constructing a bookcase-turned coffin for who-knows-when; traveling an uphill road that goes downhill; and drinking wiggly-army-worm wine—it’ll make your head spin. Whether you’re a born-and-raised Minnesotan or a recent transplant, authors Russ Ringsak and Denise Remick will have you laughing out loud as they introduce you to the neighbors you never knew you had and take you to places you never knew existed—right in your own backyard!
On Frank Lloyd Wright S Concrete Adobe
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Author : Donald Leslie Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-12-05
On Frank Lloyd Wright S Concrete Adobe written by Donald Leslie Johnson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-05 with Architecture categories.
During the years 1919 into 1925 Frank Lloyd Wright worked on four houses and a kindergarten located in metropolitan Los Angeles using concrete blocks as the main building material. The construction system has been described by Wright and others as ’uniquely molded’, ’woven like a textile fabric’ and perceived as ground breaking, truly modern, unprecedented. Many have attempted to uphold these claims while some thought the house-designs borrowed from old exotic buildings. For the first time this book brings together Wright’s declarations, the support of upholders and inferences in order to determine their accuracy and correctness, or the possibility of feigned or fictional stories. It examines technical developments of concrete blocks by Wright and others before his experiences in Los Angeles began in 1919. It also studies the manner of Wright’s design process by an examination of relevant pictorial and textual documents. A unique, in-depth and critical analysis of the houses is set within historical, biographical and theoretical contexts. Consequently, the book explains the impact upon Wright of California contemporaries, architects Irving Gill and Rudolph Schindler, and their instrumentally profound role upon the course of modernism 1907-1923. In doing so, it allows a full appreciation of Wright’s, Gill’s and Schindler’s buildings beyond their experiential qualities.
Secret Chicago A Guide To The Weird Wonderful And Obscure
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Author : Jessica Mlinaric
language : en
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
Release Date : 2018-03-15
Secret Chicago A Guide To The Weird Wonderful And Obscure written by Jessica Mlinaric and has been published by Reedy Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-15 with Travel categories.
Embark on a scavenger hunt to the unknown and unusual corners of Chicago. This endlessly interesting city is home to tales as tall as our skyscrapers and secrets as deep as our pizzas. Explore a side of Chicago you’ve never seen, from a grave in a junkyard to a pool under the Loop. Discover where you can picnic on a nuclear pylon or snorkel a Lake Michigan shipwreck. Visit the site of the Western Hemisphere’s largest mass grave or run away to the circus in a church. Do you know where to find the birthplace of gospel music and a final resting place for Cubs fans? Surprises are hiding everywhere in Chicago, from a chapel atop a Loop skyscraper to an art gallery in a Beverly fieldhouse. From an energy vortex in Fulton Market to a salt cave in Portage Park, follow Secret Chicago across the city’s neighborhoods and into its little-known history. Find oddities and inspiration in Chicago’s uncommon sites, including hidden attractions, haunted locales, and unique landmarks. This guide delivers answers to questions around town that you didn’t even know you had and proves that when it comes to secrets, Chicago is second to none.
Future Remains
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Author : Gregg Mitman
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2018-04-20
Future Remains written by Gregg Mitman and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-20 with Science categories.
What can a pesticide pump, a jar full of sand, or an old calico print tell us about the Anthropocene—the age of humans? Just as paleontologists look to fossil remains to infer past conditions of life on earth, so might past and present-day objects offer clues to intertwined human and natural histories that shape our planetary futures. In this era of aggressive hydrocarbon extraction, extreme weather, and severe economic disparity, how might certain objects make visible the uneven interplay of economic, material, and social forces that shape relationships among human and nonhuman beings? Future Remains is a thoughtful and creative meditation on these questions. The fifteen objects gathered in this book resemble more the tarots of a fortuneteller than the archaeological finds of an expedition—they speak of planetary futures. Marco Armiero, Robert S. Emmett, and Gregg Mitman have assembled a cabinet of curiosities for the Anthropocene, bringing together a mix of lively essays, creatively chosen objects, and stunning photographs by acclaimed photographer Tim Flach. The result is a book that interrogates the origins, implications, and potential dangers of the Anthropocene and makes us wonder anew about what exactly human history is made of.