The Beacon of Progess: A Skyscraper that never was
When preparations were underway for the World’s Fair in 1893, everyone wanted something that would top the Eiffel Tower in Paris. They eventually went with the giant Ferris Wheel (three… Read more »
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A Night at the Whitechapel Club – Part 4
(concluding our series serializing an article on the mysterious whitechapel club from 1890) “To our patron saint and president,” says the chairman, raising his glass of punch. Then the health… Read more »
A Night At the Whitechapel Club – Part 2
(continuing a serialization of a Tribune article on The Whitechapel Club fro 1890, just after Chicago was chosen as the World’s Fair location). The room is triangular. Long, narrow tables… Read more »
A Night in the Whitechapel Club – Part 1
One of the most bizarre famous social clubs in the history of the city was The Whitechapel Club, a morbid club for news reporters whose headquarters featured body parts, a… Read more »