Archive for 'History of Chicago' Category
George Pullman: The Unintentional Social Reformer
26 July 2007By Adam Carter
George Pullman, so it seemed, started out as a well-intentioned man, helping raise Chicago’s buildings out of the literal muck. He was an entrepreneur who began his career jacking buildings, trees, fire hydrants out of the filth that was the Chicago streets of the mid-1800s. Literally using giant screws that, on his whistle, […]
So You Think You Know Al Capone, eh? Part II
11 July 2007By Adam Carter
So You Think You Know Al Capone, eh? Part I
And so the glorification continues…
Al Capone, the big tipping, stogie chomping, machine gun flashing loveable outlaw. He was stronger than Superman, more famous than Charles Lindberg. He sent undead victims to recover with style at Miami Beach. When angry, he dipped his fingers in […]
So You Think You Know Al Capone, eh? Part I
2 July 2007By Adam Carter
When Theresa first asked me to write about Al Capone and gangland Chicago, a friend of ours who overheard the conversation said, “Yeah, yeah. That’s been done to death in this city.” Theresa came back with something like, “This is no time for jokes. People are interested in the real Capone; they must […]
