A New Museum Chronicles America’s Uneven Experiment in Public Housing By: Zach Stevenson A few months ago, I told a… READ MORE
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Have you been at the Western Brown Line Station and noticed a large slab of concrete standing near the entrance?… READ MORE
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From The Little Mermaid to The Ugly Duckling, Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairy tales are known high and low around… READ MORE
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Adding to the height of the 45-story Chicago Board of Trade Building on 141 West Jackson at LaSalle is a… READ MORE
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What makes someone beloved? Is that even something we can answer? I found myself asking this question about shortstop and… READ MORE
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The “Helping Hands” memorial to Jane Addams is situated within the Chicago Women’s Park & Gardens near the Prairie Historic… READ MORE
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Editor’s note: This post is part of a series of essays written by students of the Fall 2018 Public History course… READ MORE
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Editor’s note: This post is part of a series of essays written by students of the Fall 2018 Public History… READ MORE
The Lakefront Historian is a group blog written by graduate students and scholars associated with the Loyola University Chicago Public History Program. Content includes reviews of historical sites and institutions, commentary on the public consumption of history, thoughts on public history theory and practice, and news about public history careers.