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In article <1992May27.162845.2252@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> bkb@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (brian.bebeau) writes:
>In article <1992May20.222009.7894@cbfsb.cb.att.com> joni@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (joni.dunlap) writes:
>>>Who donated the Field Museum of Natural History?
>>
>>This is too easy how about Field.
>>
>Yes, it was Marshall Field. Did you know he also started the Chicago Sun-Times?
>It was in the Field family until the '70s, when the latest two Fields
>(Marshall Field V and his brother) decided they'd rather have the money
>to play the stock market from California and race cars (I forget which
>one did which). So they sold it to Rupert Murdoch, from whence it
>degenerated into (in the words of Steve Dahl) the Chicago Slum-Times.
>Fortunately there was a management buyout a few years ago, so Murdoch
>can't do anything to it.
>
>>>What was the Museum of Science and Industry building left over from?
>>>
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>>The Columbia Exposition
>
>The Columbian Exposition of 1893 (celebrating Columbus's centennial a
>year late) left this and a number of things (unfortunately not
>Louis Sullivan's building), including the University of Chicago's
>Midway. This is where the Monsters of the Midway came from, as it used
>to refer to U of C's football team (they used to be pretty feared),
>until the moniker somehow got transferred to the Bears.
>
>>>Next to the Hancock is what used to be known as the Playboy building.
>>>What was its name before that?
>>
>>Got me on that one
>
>Before it was the Playboy building it was the Palmolive building.
>
>>>What was the tallest building before the Hancock was built?
>>>
>>
>>Purdential sp?
>
>Yes, the Prudential was the tallest building in Chicago for a very
>long time, all 60 stories of it.
>
>>>What's the neighborhood built by a railroad car magnate for his workers?
>>>
>>
>>Too easy Pullman
>
>Right. I think the members of Styx also came from this neighborhood, or
>at least near it. I'm pretty sure the Paradise Theater, the name of one
>of their albums, was in Pullman.

The group Styx grew up in the neighborhood of Roseland. They have a
song on the album with Lady on it called The Earl of Roseland. I lived
my first 7 years of my life in that area. Anyway the Pinnazo sp? brothers
went to grade school with my Sister-in-law. You are close tho Pullman is
the neighborhood next to Roseland.

>
>>>Who was Dan Cook? What did they name after him?
>>
>>Some Mayor and they named Captain Cook in Peter Pan after him oh I mean
>>they named Cook County after him.
>
>He was never a mayor. He was a traveling circuit judge, who later became
>a Congressman, who did a lot for Chicago while in the House. I think
>he later became Sheriff. When I was in grade school, they passed out
>a comic book of his life. It was pretty interesting.
>
>>>Where is the world's largest Tiffany dome?
>>
>>On the outside of the Marshall field building? I'm guessing on this one.
>>>
>The dome is covering the light court in Marshall Field's State St store.
>It was made by Tiffany of Favrile glass, it's six stories up, and it
>is believed to be the largest glass mosaic in the world. I got this
>information from Marshall Fields' 130th Anniverary calendar.
>
>
>A couple more trivia things I'll point out. The Chicago Tribune
>was started by Col. Robert McCormick, a relative (but I don't think
>directly) of reaper inventor Cyrus McCormick. McCormick's mansion
>(Robert's that is) is now known as Cantigny, and is a kind of war
>memorial. It's out in the Western suburbs, I forget which one,
>but it's near Addison. Next to Cantigny is the Morton Arboretum,
>donated by the Morton of Morton's Salt fame. The Art Institute
>is justly famous for its Impressionist collection. The start of
>this collection was a donation of her private collection by Bertha 
>Palmer, one of the grande dames of Chicago society. She was 
>married to Potter Palmer, who started the Palmer House hotel.
>
Cantigny is located in the the town of Winfield on Roosevelt and Winfield
Rd.  The Morton Arboretum is located in Lisle on rout 53 and Warrenville Rd.
Don't feel bad I did'nt know anything about the western suburbs until
I started working out here 4 years ago.


Joni :)

Hey Brian what are you a transplanted Chicagoian yearning for that ole
toddeling town?

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