Archive for 'Chicago Trivia' Category
Chicago Trivia: Pier-less
6 May 2008Navy Pier is the most popular tourist destination in Chicago. Locals tend to snub their noses at the landmark, but it actually has quite a bit to offer. Besides the dinner and tour boats docked along the side and the beer garden with its live music during the summer, the pier also has significant history […]
Chicago Trivia: Labor’s Riot
29 April 2008In many countries May 1 is celebrated as International Workers Day. Although it’s not a holiday in the United States, the Haymarket Riot was the impetus. May 1, 1886 was set by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions as the official start date of the 8-hour work day. Protests were organized around the […]
Chicago Trivia: Mart Man
22 April 2008Artropolis takes over the Merchandise Mart April 25 - 28. This historic landmark has 4,000,000 square feet of floor space, its own zip code, and takes up two square city blocks. Whose brainchild was this monument to shopping?
Email your answer, and include your mailing address, to trivia@thelocaltourist.com by midnight on April 28.
This week’s prize is […]
Chicago Trivia: Pass The Buck-town
15 April 2008Bucktown is one of the city’s more eclectic enclaves and is known for its boutiques and for its live music venues. Located northwest of downtown, the neighborhood’s been populated since the 1830’s. Where did the area get it’s name?
To win two shopping tours of Bucktown with Urban Shop Guide on May 17, 2008, email your […]
Chicago Trivia: Swimmin’ Wid Da Fishies
8 April 2008Everyone’s heard of the Great Chicago Fire, but did you also know there was a Great Chicago Flood?
Just south of Kinzie Street and north of where the Chicago River splits stands a perpetually raised bridge. This bridge marks the spot where a crack in an underground tunnel caused by construction crews allowed the river to […]
