Historic Chicago Sites
Publisher: Creative Enterprises
Published: 1953
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Historical markers -- Illinois -- Chicago.; Chicago (Ill.) -- History.
Description: I expect neither fame nor fortune from the publication of this took; it is written as a public service to acquaint people of Chicago with the dramatic birth of their city. There is no other city in the world that has had so tragic a beginning, nor one that has risen to such fabulous heights in size, in beauty, and in commercial and industrial importance, in so short a time that it can be called a man's lifetime.

We citizens of Chicago have every reason to be proud of our city I-* and we are *— but many of us know very little of its history or of its struggle to become what it is today. It was to gain knowledge for myself in that respect and for entertainment and education for others that I prepared a lecture, to be accompanied by colored slides and moving pictures, of Chicago, past and present. In doing this, I became enthralled with the city's early history. I found that the Chicago Historical Society and the City Council had marked some sixty historical places and buildings with bronze plaques. To visit these old sites was as fascinating as to see my own childhood environments, and I felt certain that a description of them would make interesting reading. This book is the result.

Some of the markers may have disappeared, especially in the Loop, where buildings have been razed. However, these instances are but few, and the reader will get a thrill by stopping at the informative markers wherever they may be found.