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Chicago’s Wrigley Field
$24.99 Read moreWrigley Field is the second oldest ballpark currently in use in the major leagues, but it ranks first in the hearts of Cubs fans. Rooting for the home team from the corner of Clark and Addison to smal… [more below]
- Series: Images of Baseball
- Author: Peterson, Paul Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0738533750
- Language: English
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Hegewisch
$24.99 Read moreFounded in 1884 as the company town of the United States Rolling Stock Company, Hegewisch became Chicago’s most remote and isolated neighborhood in 1889. Surrounded by waterways and railroads, the com… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Ogorek, Cynthia L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1467160660
- Language: English
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Streeterville: Chicago’s Most Exciting Neighborhood
$24.99 Read moreMeet the Chicagoans who had the vision — or the chicanery — to turn a worthless marsh into the amazing cityscape that is modern Streeterville.
The towering buildings between beautiful Lake Michigan a
- Series: Brief History
- Author: Klatt, Wayne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1467151572
- Language: English
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Godfathers of Chicago’s Chinatown: Triads, Tongs & Street Gangs
$23.99 Read moreDiscover the untold story of the Windy City’s Ghost Shadows. Even in a town notorious for gangsters like Al Capone, much of Chicago’s lawless lore has remained uncharted. Chicago’s Chinatown, in parti… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Fillmore, Harrison
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 15 2023
- ISBN10: 146715394X
- Language: English
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W Is for Wrigley: The Friendly Confines Alphabet
$16.95 Add to cartThis A to Z tribute of Wrigley Field features the famous marquee once painted purple for a college football game and reminds readers that hall of fame player Ernie Banks was dubbed Mr. Cub by his ador… [more below]
- Author: Herzog, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1585368164
- Language: English
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Bronzeville Nights: On the Town in Chicago’s Black Metropolis
$29.95 Read moreBronzeville was once America’s most vibrant Black community–next to Harlem. Nightclubs, dance halls, rialtos, and jazz and blues joints lined the streets of Chicago’s South Side. Not much is left. A
- Author: Dubin, Steven C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 01, 2021
- ISBN10: 1733869026
- Language: English
