A Championship Team: The Packers and St. Norbert College in the Lombardi Years takes an insightful look, mostly through the words of those who were there, at the Green Bay Packers’ training camps during the most glorious period in the franchise’s storied history. The Packers started holding camp at St. Norbert in 1958 and continue to do so t more...
"Chi Town" is the story of Norbert Blei's life-long love affair with a city that shaped his life and his work. From a Chicago ethnic neighborhood in the 1930s with the omnipressent El, to the bright lights of downtown, 1950s to present, Blei's Chicago people and places are as immediate as a walk down Michigan Avenue, asmemorable as the varied lives more...
Headquartered in Chicago, the Illinois Central Railroad was known as the "Main Line of Mid-America", as it was a major railroad cutting through the middle section of the United States with two major routes: the Main Line, which ran south out of Chicago and toward New Orleans, and the Western Lines, which ran west toward Iowa. The Illinois Central R more...
The Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) was a Midwestern line that operated in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska. Although this territory was served by much larger systems, the CGW was able to retain its share of passengers and freight business for 83 years through aggressive management, dedicated employees, innovations, and more...
No business, legitimate or otherwise, has had a more raucous influence on the history of a city than that of the Outfit in Chicago. From the roots of organized crime in the late 19th century to the present day, The Chicago Outfit examines the evolution of the city's underworld, focusing on their business activities and leadership along with more...
Originally conceived to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was one of the largest (633 acres) and most influential aggregations of human talent, energy and industry ever assembled.
Discover the world-famous Chicago "L" - in all it's grit and glory. The thundering "L" is one of Chicago's most enduring icons. Operating 24-7 since 1892, it is not only an antique but a working antique. More than 10 billion people have ridden the "L", which now carries half a million people a day over 222 miles of track. The heavy, rumbling "L" ha more...
Chicago's architecture has been called the most important in the United States by the American Institute of Architects, and perhaps no other type of architecture has had as significant of an impact on the city's look, feel and character as classical architecture. Chicago's connection to classical architecture dates back to the famed 1893 World's Co more...
The town of Pullman, the brainchild of George M. Pullman, began as a small community on the far south side of Chicago. In 1879, Pullman, builder of the well-known Pullman Sleeping Car, purchased land just west of Lake Calumet and surrounding the Illinois Central Railroad, to build his model town in 1880.
Chicago's famed "Loop" is said to have gotten its name from the route of a cable car that looped the central business district in 1882. Since then, much has changed. This book captures the evolving urban landscape of the Chicago Loop, with a collection of over 100 vintage images, each coupled with its contemporary counterpart.