Hello! I am a photographer and designer living near Portland, Maine.
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- The Hidden History of Lyonsville Congregational Church: Underground Railroad, Pioneer Women, and Prairie Roots in Indian Head Park
The Lyonsville Congregational Church, located at Joliet and Wolf Roads in what is now Indian Head Park, Illinois, is the oldest Congregational church in Cook County. Originally founded in 1843 as the Congregational Church of Flagg Creek by 18 pioneer families, it was later renamed Lyonsville when the local post office changed its name. InContinue reading “The Hidden History of Lyonsville Congregational Church: Underground Railroad, Pioneer Women, and Prairie Roots in Indian Head Park” - Chicagoland area Night Skies.
With an R6m2 and 24-70 lens, I shot this picture, but had to ask Gemini what it was. Here is what I captured in the pot of the Ursa Major constellation. Do you believe what Gemini said? … Gemini said, “That is an incredible capture! You didn’t catch a street light flare, nor is itContinue reading “Chicagoland area Night Skies.” - From Prairie to Powerhouse: The Insane History of 79th & Halsted in Chicago
From $200 prairie land in 1843 to multi-million-dollar properties today, 79th & Halsted exploded into Chicago’s South Side powerhouse. This post traces its wild history through 1918 markets, the $1M Capitol Theatre, and modern decline and revival. - Dinner and DivisionRacist White People Everywhere? After a long day swinging hammers on a Chicago construction site, I grabbed dinner with two Mexican coworkers. One had been my friend for nearly 20 years—we played music together. He’d just earned his citizenship papers. The other guy I barely knew. At the table, the newcomer lit up with historyContinue reading “Dinner and Division”
- The Secret History of Chicago’s “Town of Lake”Discrimination in 1800s Chicago Ever look at an old newspaper and realize history is just a bunch of people shouting at each other to get it together? I found this Polish newspaper clipping from 1912, right here in Chicago. It’s a fiery editorial written by an immigrant who is absolutely furious at his own community.Continue reading “The Secret History of Chicago’s “Town of Lake””
- The Roseland Chicago Underground RailroadCornelius Kuyper, John Ton, and others: The Dutch Founders of Roseland Who Helped Build Chicago’s Black History In 1849, a small group of Dutch immigrants arrived in what is now the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago’s far South Side. Among the original nine families were two men whose stories still deserve to be remembered today: CorneliusContinue reading “The Roseland Chicago Underground Railroad”
- Roseland neighborhood ChicagoI was looking up this neighborhood for a couple days. Initially I was looking into John Ton and the underground railroad. I had no idea that the underground railroad was once in the area. There’s 178 neighborhoods in Chicago and I’m sure there’s something really cool in every single neighborhood. Roseland is actually a communityContinue reading “Roseland neighborhood Chicago”
- Chicago Democrats Killed and Assault To Sway Votes in the Year 1895Chicago Democrats Killed and Assault To Sway Votes in the Year 1895 Democrat led Chicago gang fought citizens at the polling booths. They were driven to several locations in a carriage owned by Democratic Senator O’Malley. Here’s a snippet of a point of focus to uncover the murder of a man protecting the voting booth.Continue reading “Chicago Democrats Killed and Assault To Sway Votes in the Year 1895”
- Robbed in Garfield Park Chicago 2024A married Mexican couple now lives in the western suburbs with their teenage daughter. They didn’t make a lot of money, and when hard times hit, they do doordash for money. They saw the surge prices in the Austin and Garfield Park neighborhood. Most people from those neighborhoods go to the suburbs or white neighborhoodsContinue reading “Robbed in Garfield Park Chicago 2024”
- Brighton Park Chicago Times
On the South side of 51st street a couple blocks West of western Avenue lived a young Mexican kid. He was maybe 25 years old or so. I told him that I lived a couple blocks away from there at 5005 South Artesian in Chicago back in the early 90s. He said that it wasContinue reading “Brighton Park Chicago Times”
The Essence of Chicagoland Areas 