Comments | chicagochat: Fascinate the guests at our party/fundraiser!

osita2000 in chicagochat

Fascinate the guests at our party/fundraiser!

Jul 18, 2006 22:35

Do you have any cool Chicago trivia?

I'm working on a project.

Citations, welcome.

Thanks!

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projectsen July 19 2006, 03:59:30 UTC

pegboy moves pianos and cabinetry for anyone who needs help. he believes it increases his muscle mass.

osita2000 July 19 2006, 21:14:21 UTC

I've heard that about him.

roolet July 19 2006, 06:31:52 UTC

Hm. Well, there's the Chicago Tunnel Company which some know about but not everyone.

There's the Reversing of the Chicago River.

Most of Streeterville and points west of Michigan avenue are built on landfill and not originally part of the city.

The name Chicago comes from the native american word chicagou, which referred to a kind of garlic plant found in the area.

Lincoln Park was built on top of a cemetary for Confederate Soldiers. (Lots of other fun stuff at that link as well ( ... )

kelllymac July 19 2006, 07:22:30 UTC

another reason for me to steer clear of renting in Lincoln Park!

osita2000 July 19 2006, 21:21:30 UTC

This is so helpful. Thanks for replying! I will use many of these.

Oh, by the way:
www.ynpnchicago.org

ilian July 19 2006, 15:00:55 UTC

most of the diagnol streets in the city were originally native american trails.

melyndaf July 19 2006, 16:54:30 UTC

This is suburban trivia, so I don't know if counts, but...Carol Stream is the only municipality in the country named after a person currently still living.

Carol Stream, daughter of developer Jay Stream, is living in California right now. Her father named the village after her when, at age 16, she was in a bad car accident...he named it after her in hopes she'd recover. Which, obviously, she did!