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Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 1947. The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was operated by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into a centralized processing area. By the 1890s, the railroad capital behind the ...
American Negro Exposition. The American Negro Exposition, also known as the Black World's Fair and the Diamond Jubilee Exposition, was a world's fair held in Chicago from July until September in 1940, to celebrate the 75th anniversary (also known as a diamond jubilee) of the end of slavery in the United States at the conclusion of the Civil War ...
Website. www.broadwayinchicago.com. CIBC Theatre is a performing arts theater located at 18 West Monroe Street in the Loop area of downtown Chicago. It is operated by Broadway In Chicago, part of the Nederlander Organization. Opened in 1906 as the Majestic Theatre, [ 1] it currently seats 1,800 and for many years has presented Broadway shows.
White City (Chicago) White City (sometimes listed as White City Amusement Park in print advertisements) was a recreational area located in the Greater Grand Crossing and Woodlawn community areas on the south side of Chicago from 1905 until the 1950s. [ 1] At the time of its opening, on May 26, 1905, it was claimed to be the largest park of its ...
See All 13 Acts Performing on Night Eight of 'America's Got Talent' 2024. Paulette Cohn. July 23, 2024 at 9:37 AM. It is the final night of auditions for America’s Got Talent before judges Simon ...
The history of African Americans in Chicago or Black Chicagoans dates back to Jean Baptiste Point du Sable 's trading activities in the 1780s. Du Sable, the city's founder, was Haitian of African and French descent. [ 4] Fugitive slaves and freedmen established the city's first black community in the 1840s. By the late 19th century, the first ...
In 2016, the US’ game against Costa Rica in the group stage drew 39,642 people to Chicago’s Soldier Field — leaving the stadium less than two-thirds full.
Plaza of the Americas is a public space in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1] Located between the Realtor and Wrigley buildings, the plaza was dedicated by the Mexican consulate general in 1963. [2] The plaza features a statue of Benito Juárez, [3] a fountain, and flags of the nations in the Organization of American States. [4]