Gangsters and Ghosts Tours are focused on the thing that they know best—Chicago’s dark and ominous history. Tours are hosted by knowledgeable historians who share stories to paint a picture of the sinister world of the windy city’s past. Spooky tales of gangsters and ghosts along the stree...
1893 columbian exposition,1893 world's fair,Bertha Palmer,Carter Harrison,chicago,Columbus,Devil in the White City,Frank Geyer,H.H. Holmes,Infanta Eulalia,Potter Palmer May 1, 1893: It was good to be king. Or, in this case, it was good to be Daniel Burnham, who chaired the Board of ...
“The World’s Fair Hotel.” Holmes operated a pharmacy on the ground floor, but the upstairs rooms contained architectural features that would have astounded even Burnham. Holmes configured the rooms to incorporate secret passages, tiny spaces, and a chute that would swoop dead bodies to the ...
The tour based on the book by Erik Larson travels to sites where the mysterious murderer sought his unfortunate victims, but also provides an in-depth look into the fair and 19th-century Chicago. American Writers Museum Since opening in 2017, the American Writers Museum attracts fans of fiction...
world of Hollow Earth.) Barrowman, John & CaroleThe Bone Quill $16.99 (Matt & Emily Calder #2: Kids; Matt and Emily are being watched - hunted - because only they can use The Book of Beasts and the bone quill to release the terrible demons and monsters one of their ancestors ...
Much of the book is an entertaining flight across the country by horse, train, and biomechanical flying device. Most of the bad guys are dealt with by the end of the book, but there's still that pesky blood-thirsty Aztec goddess that wants to destroy the world, who gets dealt with in...
Now they’re tasked “to stop a world-shattering plot,” as Universal promotes “F9. ”Unclear who to invoice for their services this time, since the deniably CIA-affiliated Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell) and his jet were mysteriously intercepted over the Montequinto jungle near Mexico’s southern...
The stones lack frills, sticking to a basic combination of name, birth and death dates, either a nickname or the designation “BLUESMAN,” and an appropriate graphic. Most get guitars or keyboards. Johnny “Daddy Stovepipe” Watson, and “Stagger Lee” inspiration/murderer “Stag”Lee Shelton ...
He dubbed the structure “The World’s Fair Hotel.” Holmes operated a pharmacy on the ground floor, but the upstairs rooms contained architectural features that would have astounded even Burnham. Holmes configured the rooms to incorporate secret passages, tiny spaces, and a chute that would ...
1893 columbian exposition, 1893 world's fair, Bertha Palmer, Carter Harrison, chicago, Columbus, Devil in the White City, Frank Geyer, H.H. Holmes, Infanta Eulalia, Potter Palmer May 1, 1893: It was good to be king. Or, in this case, it was good to be Daniel Burnham, who chaired ...