Send us a text An area once called Dunkley’s Grove was considered for a new stadium for the Chicago White Sox, not in old-timey days – in 1986! Was Edison Park named for Thomas Edison? Dunton, Sagone, Hartford… and where was Cleaverville? Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Send me an…

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season. Today's revisit is to West Town! This episode originally aired May 20, 2022 Send us a text Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" here!! If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podca…

Have you ever heard of the Riverview Amusement Park? Better yet, did you go as a kid? It's not around any more, but we got you covered. Come and learn with us! Send us a text Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" here!! If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on…

Welcome back to another throwback! Today we are in Humboldt Park and this was a good one! This episode originally aired September 13, 2021 Send us a text Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" here!! If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or…

Have you heard of this place before? Maybe you have, but incase you didn't, we got you! It's a real interesting story here. Come and learn with us! Send us a text Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" here!! If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast…

We are throwing it back to Logan Square. this episode was so fun! We sat with author, Martha Bayne and had a blast. This episode originally aired November 29, 202112 Send us a text Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" here!! If you have anything you'd like us to talk ab…

How much do you know about the Wizard of Oz? We have some fun facts about the creation and success of this instant, and we mean instant, classic. Come and learn with us! Send us a text Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" here!! If you have anything you'd like us to tal…

Send us a text Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Send me an email with whatever is on your mind: chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com Leave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here: https://www.chicagohistorypod.com Up your cocktail or Sodastream ga…

Thanks for joining us on another throwback! We are back in Avondale. This episode originally aired September 27, 2021 Send us a text Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" here!! If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please emai…

Y'all won't believe what was made right here in Chicago!! This city really is amazing. Also, big thanks to the Made in Chicago Museum for having very valuable research info@dariodurham.com! You're going to enjoy this one! Send us a text Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the H…

Here's a listen back to the community area of Hermosa! This episode originally aired October 18, 2021 Send us a text Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" here!! If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠media@7…

Today we have a very fun one! We sit down with the president & CEO of Landmarks Illinois, Bonnie McDonald inside one of the more significant landmarks in Chicago, Quinn Chapel AME Church! Come and learn with us. Be sure to check this interview out on our Youtube here! Send us a text Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dari…

Send us a text Their killings stand out as one of Chicago's most infamous unsolved crimes. Today we’re discussing the Grimes Sisters Murders. Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Send me an email with whatever is on your mind: chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com Leave me a voice message - j…

What's good in the hood, people! We go a little bit of a late start today, but we got there...haha. Anyway, we take you back to Belmont Cragin! This episode originally aired February 21, 2022 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Che…

Have you ever wanted to go inside of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago? Or do you wonder what happens in there?? We find out and spill the beans! Come and learn with us. Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly ne…

What's up y'all?! You already know what time it is. We are taking you to Montclare again! A very interesting community area. We hope you learn and enjoy! This episode originally aired December 27, 2021 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support th…

What it do, people?! Today we have an audio tour of one of our favorite museums in Chicago, The Driehaus Museum. It's one of the most lavish mansion-turned-museum you will ever see. We were so happy to get this tour! Come learn with us! Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on…

Send us a text Have you ever been to Grossdale? Praha? Maybe Swedetown? How about Gregg's Milk Station? I’m sure you’ve been to Hardscrabble, right? Today we’re discussing Chicago’s Forgotten Towns, Neighborhoods, and Names. Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Send me an email with wh…

Hey, good people! We are back with a throwback to Dunning. This was an interesting one. Enjoy! This episode originally aired November 1, 2021 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on…

October 8th marks the anniversary of the Great Chicago fire that changed, not only Chicago forever, but the world. We take a look at the days before, during, and after the catastrophic event and learn what it was like during those times. Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen o…

Send us a text On this Great Chicago Fire-themed episode we discuss one home not destroyed by the fire – the Ogden mansion – and learn little more about the person who once owned it, what happened to that area immediately after the fire, and what is on that site now. Show some love for the podcast for the cost of a cup of coffee and help offset pro…

What's up y'all! Come back to Irving park with us. This was an absolutely insanely fun episode! Check it out! This episode originally aired September 20, 2021 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Als…

You have never know that Chicago was once a hard candy capitol of the U.S. Don't act like you knew that! Today we are talking about Peerless Confection Co. Come and learn with us! Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our w…

Come back to the community area of Portage Park and learn all about it! This episode originally aired January 17, 2022 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netf…

Y'all this story is a Chicago tale you probably never heard of... but wooo, the story of Sam Insull is a wild one! You gotta listen to this one! Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario…

This week come back to Albany Park with us. We got our good friends, Byron & Gabe with us from Chi Food Local! This episode originally aired August 30, 2021 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also,…

If you love con=mic strips or animation, then this is the episode for you. Of course Chicago had a hand in animation history. Wallace Carlson was his name. Come and learn this fun history with us! Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the sho…

Send us a text WTTW's Eddie Griffin is back to discuss one of Chicago's darkest sports stories - the Black Sox Scandal of 1919. The new season of Chicago Stories begins September 20th. https://interactive.wttw.com/chicago-stories Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Leave me a voice me…

Throwback Thursday in North Park! This was a very fun episode for us. This episode originally aired February 14, 2022 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netfl…

Yes, Chicago was, and still is, a place of high fashion. So much so, that we would modify it to fit our needs. At the time of this release, Chicago is exactly 1 month away from its first fashion week, and the story of Blum's Vogue is a story that must be told! Thanks to the amazing Newberry Library for the research needs! Come and learn with us.11 …

Send us a text Anthony Bourdain tasted the wormwood-infused liquor Malört for his TV show “The Layover” and said, “its brash nature" created “a possibility that I could get all stabby and belligerent.” Today we're talking about Malört, the truly Chicago booze. Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chi…

It's another throwback of the OG 77, Forest Glen! This episode originally aired October 4, 2021 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog"…

It's our 200th episode!! Hard to believe we've been doing it so long! Thank you all for listening! To celebrate we are kicking it very old school to the same spot we ever recorded our podcast outside! And also, why is Lake Point Tower the only building to the east of Lake Shore Drive? Come on and learn and celebrate with us! Send us a text Tiny Bar…

Send us a text This episode's guest is Mitchell Bisschop, who wrote and stars in the play "Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago," which runs Sept. 5-29, 2024, at the Chopin Theatre. Mitchell and I discuss celebrated newspaper columnist Mike Royko, Chicago newspapers, growing up in Barrington, IL as a theatre nerd, and how this one-man play came toget…

Have you been to the Green City Market?? If you haven't, you should make a plan to go soon! They've been around for 25 years this year. We sat down with Mandy Moody of Green City market to tell us all about it. Also, tocelebrate, they are hosting their 25th annual Chef BBQ on September 25th. It's sure to be a great time. And we want you to come! Vi…

Send us a text He arrived in Chicago from Boston in the mid-1800s and set up an Eye and Ear Infirmary to help those in need. Hear the story of Dr. Edward Lorenzo Holmes and his efforts to help the less fortunate in Chicago. West Loop: Then and Now by Connie Fairbanks Buy it from the author: https://www.conniefairbanks.com/shop-1 Show your support o…

It's tbt in the community area of Jefferson Park! This episode originally aired July 18, 2022 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" h…

Happy DNC week for those that celebrate. Bit of a historic time here in Chicago. Newspapers will be all over this one. Speaking of which, have you heard of Chicagos's first newspaper, the Chicago Democrat? We'll break it all down for you. Come and learn with us! Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community…

Send us a text He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but when this Chicago-born department store heir died mysteriously at the age of 20, things really got weird. #ChicagoHistory #MontgomeryWard #MysteriousDeath #Wards #DepartmentStores #TrueCrime Want to help support the show? Buy Me A Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Le…

This episode we are taking you back to Norwood Park! This episode originally aired April 17, 2022 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Ho…

What's up, good people! Do you know what really went down at the Battle of Fort Dearborn?? Well, today is your lucky day. We're going to break it down for you! Tune and learn with us. Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out o…

Send us a text Chinese entrepreneurs in the 1970s as well as refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia transformed an area on the city’s north side by opening restaurants, bakeries, pharmacies, and social service agencies. Today we’re discussing Chicago’s Little Saigon with author Erica Allen-Kim. Building Little Saigon: Refugee Urbanism in American Citie…

It's throwback Thursday! And we are in Edison Park. Come on and learn with us! This episode originally aired August 22, 2022.11 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new seaso…

You read the title. We're just as shocked as you are! It gets crazier than that tho... Come learn with us! Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High …

Send us a text Planning to visit Navy Pier this summer? Here is the history of one of the most popular tourist destinations not only in Chicago but in all of Illinois. * Written and recorded before FlyOver Chicago was installed Show some love for the podcast for the cost of a cup of coffee and help offset production costs: https://www.buymeacoffee.…

Happy August and happy Thursday all! We are taking you back to the Near North Side. This is the largest community area and has some very interesting history! Plus we had a guest on this one. This episode originally aired September 19, 2022 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen…

Have you ever wondered about Chicago's very first mayor? Today we are talking about William B. Ogden and how her pioneered Chicago's growth. Come on and learn with us!11 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly news…

Come take a trip back to Lincoln Park with us! This episode originally aired November 22, 2021 Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" …

Have you ever been to the Auditorium Theater?? This is a very historic place here in Chicago! A must see, for several reasons! Tune in a learn with us! Send us a text Tiny Bar Chats Chats with influential, inspiring, prolific and community oriented folks. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catc…

This Thursday we were going back to Lake View. We know, Weiner's Circle is not in Lake View..lol... This episode originally aired January 6, 2022 Send us a text Support the show Check out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" here!! If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, …