Jan 72 minA Raisin in the Sun and Filming in ChicagoSadly, the on-location filming of A Raisin in the Sun echoes the racism in the play.
Oct 7, 20212 minRock Hudson, Marshall Field's, and the Father of Gay ChicagoThe "founding father of gay Chicago" documents a one-time sexual encounter with movie star Rock Hudson.
Sep 9, 20213 minSyphilis Movies and ChicagoIn educating 1930s Chicagoans about the dangers of syphilis, movies played a couple of roles.
Sep 1, 20211 minThe Secret Above Chicago's Fountain of TimeOn Chicago's South Side, Lorado Taft's masterpiece Fountain of Time bears a fun little secret.
Oct 6, 20201 minChicago's Central Park Theatre: Then and NowTake a quick look—then and now—at Chicago's Central Park Theatre. Around this time in 1917, a theater opened at 3535 W. Roosevelt Road in...