Birck-Fellinger Corp., Chicago
"America's Model Cleaning Plant" no more
Chicago
Crematorium, Chapel & Vault, Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago
Soon after first firing the crematorium here in 1909, the management at Oak Woods Cemetery turned around and instituted a color line—racist even in death, “we only burn white bodies here”.
American Licorice Co. Factory, Chicago
Licorice, but also munitions, shade cloth, steel springs, and...lava lamps.
Danish Baptist Church / Cong. Tzemach Tzedek / Mt. Gilead Bible Church, Chicago
A tiny denomination in their home country, it was a real surprise that there were once enough Danish Baptists in Chicago to build this brick church in Humboldt Park in 1892.
Grand Stairway, Chicago Public Library/Chicago Cultural Center
The crown jewel of a glorious mess, the grand stairway at the Chicago Cultural Center is an incredible celebration of the written word.