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Cowlileo: The Renaissance Cow!

Posted on September 29, 2008November 16, 2015 by adam

A Chicago original – the statue of Cowleleo on North Avenue, just East of Damen, by Ken Aiken:

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Posted in Mysterious Chicago BlogTagged roadside weirdness, weird stuff

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Yep. The “Gun Shot” Was Back at the Congress.
The Liquor Clown!


Adam Selzer is a tour guide and historian in Chicago and New York. The author of more than 20 books, he is frequently seen on The History Channel, The Travel Channel, and more. His virtual tours run daily on the Mysterious Chicago facebook.   Email

UPCOMING TOURS BY DATE

We haven't restarted in-person tours yet, and don't plan to this year. But these virtual tours and lectures will run via Facebook Live on the Mysterious Chicago Facebook page, youtube, and Twitch. Mini tours run daily on FB at 10am. Free, with suggested donations. All times CST.

Thurs, April 8, 8pm
Virtual Tour: Splendor and Scandal on Prairie Ave

Sun, April 11, 10am
Virtual Architecture Boat Tour

Thurs, April 15, 8pm
Virtual Tour: Grave Robbing 101

Sun, April 18, 10am
Virtual Tour: Women of Graceland Cemetery

Thurs, April 22, 8pm
Virtual Talk: HH Holmes - The True History of the White City Devil

Virtual tours are free with suggested donations via cashapp: ($mysteriouschicago) or ko-fi.com/mysteriouschicago)



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