L Stop Chicago History Blog

Chicago is a great walking city — even if you're walking underground.  ...

Some of Chicago's nicknames are well-known, some are descriptive, some are clever, and some are not well-liked or even used by locals....

Before Amazon, before smart phones and before the internet, Chicago residents shopped at Loop department stores....

I've frequented the pub enough over the years to be deemed a regular and, as such, have experienced a number of great moments of my own......

Today, Andersonville is a diverse and vibrant community comprised of third- and fourth-generation Swedes, Mexicans, Koreans and Lebanese....

Is anything left from Chicago's glorious past as the meat packing capital of the world?  Yes, but you have to know where to find it.  That's where we come in....