An edition of Hidden history of Lincoln Park
(2015)
Hidden history of Lincoln Park
by Butler, Patrick
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword, by Alderman Michelle Smith
Lincoln Park has been home to saints, sinners, geniuses, agitators - and everything in between
How local altar boy Johnny Weissmuller scaled Olympian heights to become lord of the jungle
When Al Capone was "scared enough to send the very best" (with apologies to Hallmark Cards)
The old neighborhood always had stuff that goes bump in the night - maybe it still does!
After lots of skullduggery, comedian Del Close got the last laugh on the world after all
Joe E. Lewis wasn't playing for laughs the night he stood up to the mob - and lived to talk about it
Brewster apartment building proved ill-starred from the start for almost everyone involved
Before tony Lincoln Park got that way, Indians, escaped slaves, even Kashubians found a home
But not everyone was pleased when Lincoln Park started getting too "trendier than thou"
Elegant Crilly Court was home to budding society ladies - and more than a few ladies of the evening
Nearly forgotten machinery mover, bookseller, made this local land of Oz come to life
Old Town - now a state of mind - survived the fire, 1960s hippies, changing demographics
Class clashes began as soon as the first immigrant groups started settling into the "norte seid"
German "forty-eighters" battled for freedom in the fatherland - and beer here on Sunday
Neighbors dropped "neutrality in thought and deed" well before President Wilson was ready for it
Radicals of all sorts usually found ready audience as Europe's troubles found their way over here
Back in 1968, everyone got pulled into a faraway war that came home to Chicago's front yard
Neighborhood got name from city's biggest park where everyone, including T.R., came for a walk
Skittish horse got rough justice after throwing mob boss "Nails" Morton along riding path
Chicago's cycling craze started at least a century before today's bike-friendly city hall
But most just wanted to go ape over Bushman, follow as Judy the elephant walked to her cage
New uses continue to be found for old "fresh air sanitarium," USO site along lakefront
After more than a century, bodies still keep turning up in LP's supposedly empty graveyard
Old Viking ship gone, but not forgotten, as fans continue their long search for its new home
But a copy of the world's first "pleasure wheel" is still making its rounds nearby at Navy Pier
Long before the yuppies, Clark and Diversey area was home to Union recruits, Confederate POWs
How Dwight L. Moody went from selling soles to saving souls - some say he's still doing it
Chicago can thank a one-time Confederate ferryboat crewman for Lincoln treasures
Standing Lincoln statue had a startling start but still ranked among America's best statues
Was it environmentalism or "elitism" that left Lincoln Park Gun Club dead in the water?
Founder of pioneer Chicago Museum wasn't anyone's typical desk-bound paper shuffler
Goddess worship, witchcraft, "flirty fishing," vegetarian feasts: pick your path to Nirvana
Elks founder's fight for reinstatement, recognition took decades after his death
U.S.-born Irish president, controversial Romanian queen had very different visits on Webster Avenue
1969 murders of activist pastor and his wife remain unsolved after all these years
"Outsider" artist Henry Darger's talent known to only a few during his lifetime
For many hoops fans, Ray Meyer wasn't just another basketball coach - he was The Coach
Widowed Chilean first lady blamed CIA coup for death of her husband, "reign of terror"
Children's Hospital wraps up 131 years here to begin whole new chapter of public service
Even "Uncle Win" never expected to see the Old Town School someday get this big
Cops still haven't been able to disarm Chicago aldermen despite all the talk about gun control
At least two Near North political careers began with a bang, ended because of "woman factor"
IWW had scant success promoting "one big union" but claims several lasting victories
How an "old Red" found new sense of purpose promoting "new patriotism" at Liberty Hall
Remember the Webster, Wrightwood, Buena El stops? There was a lot more service then
1934 Deering plant blaze almost picked up where the Great Chicago Fire left off
1901 car barn fire left hundreds out in the cold
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