Everybody knows that Chicago is one of the world’s most historically significant cities. At least in the past few centuries, that is.
Since we at ManCertified are quite the history buffs, we’ve found this little photographical history of the Windy City. Enjoy, and be sure to comment on your favorite photos!
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- Aladdin’s Castle (Fun House)
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- The Merry-Go-Round is the only ride that still exists. It now is at Six-Flags in Atlanta, Georgia .
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- A walk along the midway… the “Flying Turns” in the background.
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- This was the ride up on the “Pair-O-Chutes”…the seat was a single plank of wood with chains to keep you in place. You rose 65 feet in the air and then dropped until the chute filled and brought you down to the ground.
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- From the top of the “Shoot the Chutes”… a twenty foot wooden boat that went down a forty foot high slide into a small lake! Again, just a grab bar for safety.
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- Note: not even a fence between the River and the Park grounds.
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- Before today’s Mega Theme Parks, there was Riverview Park in Chicago. Opened: 1904, Closed: 1967.
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- Chicago Stockyards, 1905
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- Ferris Wheel, 1893
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- 76th Street Pier, 1913
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- Lincoln Park, 1931
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- Grant Park, 1937
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- Oak Street Beach, 1916
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- Chicago RIver, 1930’s
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- Palmolive Building, 1930
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- Riverview, 1938
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- Merchandise Mart, 1935
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- Open Air Bus, 1927
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- Wrigley Field (during the World Series), 1932
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- Museum of Science & Industry, 1933
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- Maxwell Street, 1932
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- Oak Street Beach, 1931
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- Chicago River, 1936
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- Chicago Theater, 1930’s
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- Edgewater Beach Hotel, 1930’s
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- Chicago Cubs, 1907
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- Chicago Black Sox, 1919
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- Elevated Tracks, 1936
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- Chicago Board of Trade, 1933
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- First Airmail Flight; Grant Park, 1918
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