Immaculata High School, Irving Park and Marine Drive

Summary from Wikipedia: Immaculata High School was an all-girls' Catholic high school located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It was open from 1921 to 1981. The campus buildings received Chicago Landmark status on July 27, 1983. Still standing at Irving Park Road and Marine Drive, they were designed by Prairie School architect Barry Byrne, a onetime apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Immaculata High School, Chicago, Illinois

Jam and Live Nation Fight Over Uptown Theatre

From today's Sun Times

Concert promoters in tug-of-war over 'jewel'

Legal battle between Jam, Live Nation drags on as Uptown Theatre crumbles

A redeveloped Uptown Theatre is seen by many, including 48th Ward Ald. Mary Ann Smith, as the key that finally could turn Uptown from a "war zone" into a thriving entertainment district -- the only one in the city where live music is the main attraction.

Now the theater itself has become what may be the bloodiest battleground yet in Chicago's long-raging war between two powerful concert promoters: national giant Live Nation and Chicago-based Jam Productions. And the fight is just heating up.

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St. Mary's of the Lake, Sheridan and Buena

Image courtesy John C.

Sheridan Sunnyside Service Station, 4501-4507 Sheridan, 1926

An advertising postcard from Sheridan Sunnyside Service Station, 4501-4507 Sheridan, 1926. Love their advertising slogan: "So much depends on proper lubrication and greasing." Indeed.

Grateful Dead at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago

Here's a poster I'd love to bid on if I could. Designed by Chicago underground cartoonist Daniel Clyne and featured in the book Art of Rock.




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Mountain / Bob Segar Concert Poster, Aragon Ballroom, early 1970s

Currently on eBay and out of my price range, a Mountain / Bob Segar System Aragon Ballroom Concert Poster. Designed by Skip Williamson.

Lake View High School, Ashland and Irving

My grandmother Elsie graduated from Lake View High School in the 1930s; I forget which year off hand. She married my grandfather Edwin shortly after.

My Family's Connection to John Dillinger

Okay, it isn't a strong connection. After John Dillinger was shot outside the Biograph Theatre, my great Uncle Otto--who had been born in Poland but came to the U.S. with his parents-- hopped on his motorcycle to follow the body to the morgue, where crowds of thrill seekers filed past to get a look at the famed gangster. As far as I know, he was not one of those who dipped his handkerchief in Dillinger's blood as a souvenir.

Today's Trib has an article on Dillinger's Haunts, which include several locations in Uptown. The funeral home where he was embalmed is at 4506 N. Sheridan, a gorgeous old building which still stands. It's worth checking out the article, which includes an interactive map.

Wilson El a Hundred Years Ago

View of North Western terminal (elevated train station) at West Wilson Avenue in the Uptown community area of Chicago, Illinois, 1907.

DN-0051864, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society, Library of Congress, American Memory Collection.

View of St. Paul tracks at Wilson Avenue looking south towards Wilson Ave. This is the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. The tracks are located in the Uptown community area of Chicago, Illinois, 1907.

DN-0063226, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society, Library of Congress American Memory Collection.

Winona Beach, Chicago

You can see a bit of the Edgewater Beach Hotel at the top.

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