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Turners ( German: Turner, German: [ˈtʊʁnɐ] ⓘ) are members of German-American gymnastic clubs called Turnvereine. They promoted German culture, physical culture, and liberal politics. Turners, especially Francis Lieber (1798–1872), were the leading sponsors of gymnastics as an American sport and the field of academic study.
West Chicago was originally known as Junction, as three railroads crossed through it. The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad erected the first railway station in the town in 1849, and in five years' time, the town was an important railway maintenance stop. Working on steam engines and railway cars at the time induced a great fire hazard, but ...
The Krause Music Store in Lincoln Square 26th Street in Little Village A woodblock print (1925) of Maxwell Street by Todros Geller A Portage Park two-flat, or Polish flat, in Chicago's Bungalow Belt Wacławowo is derived from the Polish name for the church of St. Wenceslaus. Photographer Richard Nickel was married here in 1950.
A scattering of diagonal streets, many of them originally Native American trails [citation needed], also cross the city. Many additional diagonal streets were recommended in the Plan of Chicago, but only the extension of Ogden Avenue was ever constructed. In the 1950s and 1960s, a network of superhighways was built radiating from the city center.
Updated July 1, 2024 at 10:31 AM. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS. NASCAR is back in Chicago. For a second straight year, the city will transform the Grant Park environs into a racetrack for ...
Turner Construction was founded in New York City in 1902 by Henry Chandlee Turner. Its first project was a $690 concrete vault in Brooklyn, followed by concrete staircases for the New York City Subway. By the late 1920s, Turner was constructing buildings for large businesses in the United States. Turner's stock began trading on the American ...
Chicago Street Course. / 41.87583°N 87.62056°W / 41.87583; -87.62056. The Chicago Street Course is a 2.140 mi (3.444 km) street circuit in Grant Park in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It currently hosts the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series, with the first races run on July 1–2, 2023.
Near North Side, Chicago. / 41.90000°N 87.63444°W / 41.90000; -87.63444. The Near North Side is the eighth of Chicago's 77 community areas. It is the northernmost of the three areas that constitute central Chicago, the others being the Loop and the Near South Side. The community area is located north and east of the Chicago River.