"It is an express condition of this plat that the premises herein described shall not be conveyed or leased by the owners or any of the successors in title of the owners to any person who is not a Caucasian, that neither the premises hereon described…
"No portion of this property shall ever be leased, given, rented, sold, or conveyed to any person who is not of the Caucasian race, nor shall the said property, or any portion thereof, nor any improvement thereon, be used or occupied by any person…
"It is an express condition of this Subdivision that no part of the real estate herein described shall ever be conveyed or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian..." (Source: Plat #14982361, Platbook 387, Page 38. Recorded: December 29, 1950.…
"It is an express condition of this subdivision that not part of the real estate herein described shall ever be conveyed or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian…" (Source: Plat #13836063, Platbook 360, Page 39. Recorded: July 3, 1946.…
Gustav Luders (sometimes spelled “Lueders”, 1865–1913) was a minor composer of operettas in the late nineteenth century. Born and trained in Germany, he immigrated first to Milwaukee in 1888 and then became a musical theater director and…
1863-1930s
By far the most famous product produced by this company was their Hunyadi Janos Mineral Spring Water, named for a 15th-century Hungarian hero; the base of a bottle of this water was found at the Charnley-Persky House in 2015 (see below).…
1881-1943
Andrew Scherer (pictured below in a 1941 Chicago Tribune article) opened his pharmacy on State and Division in 1886, five years after his first store. The pharmacy served many in the Gold Coast, and a bottle of Scherer’s was found at the…
1945- not specifically known as a place of drag performance, but the site of many community gatherings in support of LGBTQ+ matters (website somewhat backs this). Known for Joan Jett Blakk's announcment for president candidacy
An ally of Addams, Lilian Wald, and others associated with the settlement movement in Lower Manhattan, form what, in 1916, would become the American Union Against Militarism (AUAM), which opposes military preparedness by the United States and,…
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian empire, and his wife Sophie Chotek, are assassinated by Serb nationalist, 19 year-old Gavrilo Princip, an agent of the Serbia-based hypernationalist group the Black Hand. A secret…
"The ownership and occupancy of the parts or parcels of land shall be restricted to the Caucasian race and no race or nationality other than for whom premises are intended shall use or occupy any dwelling on the premises except that this covenant…
"No race or nationality other than those for whom the premises is intended shall use or occupy any dwelling on the premises, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race or nationality employed by an…
