Send us a textIn this episode we talk with WTTW's Geoffrey Baer and Eddie Griffin about their new project, Chicago From The Air, which takes audiences on a bird’s eye tour of Chicago’s landmarks, neighborhoods, and suburbs, shot entirely by drone camera.Chicago From The Air - https://interactive.wttw.com/chicago-from-the-airThe YouTube version of this interview is also available at:https://youtu.be/p-hJwxMvork#ChicagoHistory #ChicagoFromTheAir #WTTW #Drones #GeoffreyBaer #EdddieGriffinLove the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodUp your cocktail game for the holidays with Portland craft syrups!https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1kNeed music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here:https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481Anything purchased through the links below may generate a small commission for this podcast at no cost to you and help offset production costs.BOOKS ABOUT CHICAGO!Joy and Fear: The Beatles, Chicago and The 1960s by John F. Lyonshttps://amzn.to/3AG3I7BUnknown Chicago Tales by John R. Schmidthttps://amzn.to/3x6GgPhFortune Builders: Chicago's Famous Families by Edwin Darbyhttps://amzn.to/3y1bmaYCity Of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth To Modern Chicago by Gary Kristhttps://amzn.to/2W7NS71Beer: A History of Brewing in Chicago by Bob Skilnickhttps://amzn.to/3j19JGfJoin Kindle Unlimited here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GH CHICAGO MOVIES!Backdrafthttps://amzn.to/3y33plMAbout Last Night (1986)https://amzn.to/2W8v4EUCall Northside 777https://amzn.to/3ggBPeSChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883Look History in the Eye, MelbourneWe’re a history podcast for Melbourne lovers. Produced at the Victorian Archives Centre.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textIn May of 1970, those driving past Wrigley Field were greeted with an unusual sight – a Native American teepee, surrounded by smaller tents and groups of people. This was just the beginning of the Native American protests in Chicago of the 1970’s .Want to help support the show? Buy me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryLeave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here:https://www.chicagohistorypod.comUp your cocktail game for the holidays with Portland craft syrups!https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1kNeed music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here:https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481Anything purchased through the links below may generate a small commission for this podcast  and help offset production costs at no cost to you.Indian Metropolis: Native Americans in Chicago, 1945-75 by James B, LaGrandhttps://amzn.to/47jle1YCity Indian: Native American Activism in Chicago, 1893-1934 by Rosalyn LaPier and David R.M. Beckhttps://amzn.to/3ugredoLand Too Good For Indians: Northern Indian Removal by John P. Boweshttps://amzn.to/3u2M1BaKids Guide To Native American History, A: More than 50 Activities by Yvonne Wakim Dennis and Arlene Hirschfelderhttps://amzn.to/49tO69zChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/ Gear used in the recording of this podcast:Shure SM-58 Microphone: https://amzn.to/3AwRbTqZoom H6 Recorder: https://amzn.to/3ltwpjqLook History in the Eye, MelbourneWe’re a history podcast for Melbourne lovers. Produced at the Victorian Archives Centre.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textA hitchhiking ghost, walking along a lonely stretch of road in a white dress on her way to a cemetery. To many Chicagoans, the mere mention of the name "Resurrection Mary" will give the listener chills. Was there a Mary? If so, who was she and how and when  did the lore of Resurrection Mary get started? What about the cemetery around which the tale revolves and the town in which the cemetery is based?All this and more in this episode of the Chicago History Podcast!#ChicagoHistory #ChicagoGhostTales #ResurrectionMary #ResurrectionCemetery #JusticeILLove the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/Gear used in the recording of this podcast (purchases made through these links help support the podcast):Shure SM-58 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2DsouQoZoom H6 Recorder: https://amzn.to/3gSxrjFSupport the show

Send us a textHalloween is coming! Enjoy this episode about Chicago's ghoulish past, including tales of forgotten cemeteries, grave robbers, mob graveyards, and more.Hidden Truths:https://hiddentruths.northwestern.edu/Chicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod At gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks At gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/Gear used in the recording of this podcast (purchases made through these links may help support the podcast):Shure SM-58 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2DsouQoZoom H6 Recorder: https://amzn.to/3gSxrjFLook History in the Eye, MelbourneWe’re a history podcast for Melbourne lovers. Produced at the Victorian Archives Centre.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textIn the late 1800s and early 1900s, Lincoln Park had a “High Bridge” which rose 75 feet over the south lagoon water. As much appeal to sightseers as the big beautiful bridge had, it also had a dark appeal, quickly earning it the dubious name “Suicide Bridge.”Viking Ship at Good Templar Park in Geneva, IL:https://vikingship.us/tours-of-viking/Chicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):https://www.podpage.com/chicago-history-podcast/https://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com)Gear used in the recording of this podcast (purchases made through these links help support the podcast):Shure SM-58 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2DsouQoZoom H6 Recorder: https://amzn.to/3gSxrjFSupport the show

Send us a textOn a cold day in 1932, a Chicago cop named William Lundy was gunned down at a speakeasy in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Two men were sent to prison for the crime, but did prosecutors get the right men? 11 years later, a classified ad placed in the newspaper by the mother of one of the men blew this case wide open. The is the story of Joe Majczek, Tillie Majczek, and Ted Marcinkiewicz.Chicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.podpage.com/chicago-history-podcast/https://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/Like, subscribe, and if you enjoy what you hear, please leave a written review. Much appreciated!Gear used in the recording of this podcast:Shure SM-58 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2DsouQoZoom H6 Recorder: https://amzn.to/3gSxrjFMusic and sound effects used in this recording:Suspenseful Cinematic Ambient by MusicLFilesLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6195-suspenseful-cinematic-ambientLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Alone at home by Sascha EndeLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/152-alone-at-homeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Inspiring Emotions  by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5669-inspiring-emotions-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Cinematic Suspense Series Episode 001 by Sascha EndeLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5786-cinematic-suspense-series-episode-001License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ice And Snow  by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5317-ice-and-snow-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Blockbuster Atmosphere 1 (Calm) by Sascha EndeLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/128-blockbuster-atmosphere-1-calm-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Look History in the Eye, MelbourneWe’re a history podcast for Melbourne lovers. Produced at the Victorian Archives Centre.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textThe Ferris Wheel, a marvel of engineering, first appeared at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. This is the story of what happened to the wheel after the fair closed.#ChicagoHistory #WorldsFair1893 #ColumbianExposition #ChicagoArchitectureLove the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/ Like, subscribe, and if you enjoy what you hear, please leave a written review. Much appreciated!Gear used in the recording of this podcast:Shure SM-58 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2DsouQoZoom H6 Recorder: https://amzn.to/3gSxrjFSupport the show

Send us a textttps://amzn.to/31PrFL6Not long after The Beatles invaded America and kids everywhere picked up guitars and drumsticks and formed their own bands, enterprising individuals all over Chicago and the suburbs saw… opportunity. This is the story of Chicago's Teen Rock Clubs of the 60’s.Love the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodAdditional Reading (using these links to purchase these items helps support the podcast):The Who: Concert File by Joe McMichael and "Irish" Jack LyonsKindle - https://amzn.to/34YBSqAPaperback - https://amzn.to/2YVDpd5The Chicago Music Scene: 1960s and 1970s by Dean MilanoPaperback - https://amzn.to/31PrFL6Harcover - https://amzn.to/2YZYwenChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/ Like, subscribe, and if you enjoy what you hear, please leave a written review. Much appreciated!Gear used in the recording of this podcast:Shure SM-58 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2DsouQoZoom H6 Recorder: https://amzn.to/3gSxrjFMusic Used in the Production of this episode includes:"Dollar Star" by Adam Vitovsky"Soda Pop" https://www.purple-planet.com"Uptown Nights" ©NADA Copyright Free Musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SJkvi_1R_g&t=72sTopher Mohr and Alex Elena - Garage"Back in the Sixties"Royalty Free Music by Giorgio Di Campo for FreeSound Music http://freesoundmusic.euhttps://www.facebook.com/freemusicfor...https://youtube.com/freesoundmusicoriginal video: Support the show

Send us a textOn this episode we discuss a few things you may not know about Labor Day and Chicago’s role in how Labor Day as a holiday came to be.Love the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodAdditional Reading (your purchase using the links below helps support the podcast):Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing that Divided Gilded Age America by James Green(Paperback edition) - https://amzn.to/3h5jMZr(Kindle edition) - https://amzn.to/2WMQQhXThe Haymarket Tragedy by Paul Avrich(Paperback edition) - https://amzn.to/3BJh0AYThe Edge of Anarchy: The Railroad Barons, The Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America by Jack Kelly(Hardcover edition) - https://amzn.to/3h5jCRP(Kindle Edition) - https://amzn.to/3kTUGh6Chicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.podpage.com/chicago-history-podcast/https://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/ Like, subscribe, and if you enjoy what you hear, please leave a written review. Much appreciated!Music Used in The Production of This Episode Includes:Moments Of Despair  by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5310-moments-of-despair-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show

Send us a textProvident Hospital, the first owned-and-operated African American hospital not just in Chicago but in the country, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, the African American surgeon who performed the first open-heart surgery, and Emma Reynolds, the first African American woman to be admitted to the Medical College of Chicago at Northwestern University are all discussed in episode 119. Enjoy!Further Reading (purchasing books through these links helps support the production of this podcast):City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth To Modern Chicago by Gary KristHardcover - https://amzn.to/2Od9omQPaperback - https://amzn.to/2OgyMrBKindle version - https://amzn.to/380XH9JAfrican Americans in Chicago (Images of America) by Lowell D. ThompsonHardcover - https://amzn.to/30fCdlrPaperback - https://amzn.to/3kyk2jWChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/ Like, subscribe, and if you enjoy what you hear, please leave a written review. Much appreciated!Music Used in The Production of This Episode Includes:Cinematic Suspense Series Episode 006 by Sascha EndeLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6308-cinematic-suspense-series-episode-006License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Look History in the Eye, MelbourneWe’re a history podcast for Melbourne lovers. Produced at the Victorian Archives Centre.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show