WINTER LECTURE SERIES 2023
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GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTENA lecture series exploring the communities, places, institutions, and ways of life that were once prominent in Chicago history, and no longer exist today.
JANUARY — APRIL, 2023
LIVE • THURSDAYS @ 7PM IN PERSON AT ROOM 13 & STREAMED ON FACEBOOK Questions? Please check out our FAQ for more information about attending or watching our lectures! |
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: IN PERSON ONLY • NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED: VIRTUAL ATTENDEES
** IN PERSON ATTENDEES MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 **
** IN PERSON ATTENDEES MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 **
January 12, 20237PM • CITY STREETS RENAMED
Contentious stories of street name changes over the years, and how the grid is affected by the politics of whiteness. Lecture by Bill Savage → WATCH THE RECORDING January 19, 20237PM • THE STEAMSHIPS OF LAKE MICHIGAN
Learn about the floating palaces that once roamed the Great Lakes, from iron ore freighters to pleasure craft. Lecture by Walter Kiefer → WATCH THE RECORDING January 26, 20237PM • THE CINEMA OF YESTERYEAR
A few lost Chicago movie palaces, and what it was like to go to the cinema some 100 years ago. Lecture by Leyla Royale → WATCH THE RECORDING FEBRUARY 2, 20237PM • AGRICULTURAL ATROPHY
Livestock, celery, cabbage, pickles, asparagus, and more: the agricultural uses that once dominated our landscape. Lecture by Patti Swanson → INFO & TICKETS! REGISTER STARTING 1/19 → OR WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK FEBRUARY 9, 20237PM • CHICAGO'S BROTHELS
Explore how brothels shaped the Chicago crime world while we unearth lost stories of "the world's oldest profession." Lecture by Mandy Crypt → INFO & TICKETS! REGISTER STARTING 1/26 → OR WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK FEBRUARY 16, 20237PM • FORGOTTEN VICE DISTRICTS
We all know the Levee, but what about The Black Hole, Rotten Row, and the city's other, lesser-known dive districts? Lecture by Adam Selzer → INFO & TICKETS! REGISTER STARTING 2/2 → OR WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK FEBRUARY 23, 20237PM • INFIRMARY, ASYLUM, SANITARIUM
Contagious, sick, poor: where did you go? A history of Dunning's hospitals and the city's tuberculosis sanitarium. Lecture by Giovina Romandine → INFO & TICKETS! REGISTER STARTING 2/9 → OR WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK |
MARCH 2, 20237PM • DISAPPEARING DEPARTMENT STORES
How the Loop's long-gone department stores changed downtown and the experience of shopping. Lecture by Emily O'Keefe Davenport → INFO & TICKETS! REGISTER STARTING 2/16 → OR WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK MARCH 9, 20237PM • PLAYBOY'S CHICAGO ROOTS
Looking at the heydey of Playboy Magazine and the pop culture impact it made from the shores of Lake Michigan. Lecture by Olivia Sobieraj → INFO & TICKETS! REGISTER STARTING 2/23 → OR WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK MARCH 16, 20237PM • STREETS OF AGO
Historical uses of street space, and how the advent of the automobile changed things forever. Lecture by Emma Nippe → INFO & TICKETS! REGISTER STARTING 3/2 → OR WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK MARCH 23, 20237PM • ABANDONED TRANSIT
Train stations and transportation routes that no longer exist, and the discriminatory policies behind their closures. Lecture by Erica Ruggiero → INFO & TICKETS! REGISTER STARTING 3/9 → OR WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK MARCH 30, 20237PM • LOST BUILDINGS OF NORTH PULLMAN
Discover the lost history and structures once defining the streets of North Pullman. Lecture by Armel Sagbohan → INFO & TICKETS! REGISTER STARTING 3/16 → OR WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK APRIL 6, 20237PM • THE MAXWELL STREET MARKET
Learn how, during an era of civil unrest and changes in politics, the "Ellis Island of the Midwest" caught the Blues. Lecture by Ms. Bea → INFO & TICKETS! REGISTER STARTING 3/23 → OR WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK APRIL 13, 20237PM • LOST CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS
A look at Chicago's lost Dutch neighborhood, a Logan Square ghost town, and a leveled chunk of Englewood, & more. Lecture by Anthony Alfaro → INFO & TICKETS! REGISTER STARTING 3/30 → OR WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK |
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WALKING TOURS
& SCAVENGER HUNTS
Well shit, it sure got cold out here... Public tours for the season are on hiatus until it gets warm again. Check back for more information about the 2023 tour season in March/April! Private tours, lectures, and scavenger hunts are available year-round. Contact us for details.
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SELF-GUIDED FUNCOMMUNITY SUPPORT BINGO!This Bingo board has 25 suggestions to help you explore your city, support local businesses, get engaged, reach out to friends, and practice self-care. Print it out and get started in your own community!
1. Print or download the board 2. Play BINGO! 3. When you win, send a picture of your board to our email. 4. We'll send a little thank-you gift in the mail for being an explorer, ally, and contributor to your community! |
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