7 Oct 2009

Powerhouse High wins project of the year honors from Landmarks Illinois in statewide awards

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Excerpts from Chicago Tribune – CityScapes by Blair Kamin, October 7, 2009 There was so much Olympics-related news last week that this one slipped through the cracks: The transformation of the Sears, Roebuck & Co. Power House, featured on this … Continued

26 Jun 2008

Viking ship from 1893 Chicago world’s fair begins much-needed voyage to restoration

by 1893 Viking | posted in: In The Media, Stabilization | 1

the June 26, 2008 article by Chicago Tribune reporter Gerry Smith Built in Norway in 1892, the ship was modeled after a vessel called the Gokstad that had been excavated from a Viking warrior’s grave two years earlier and was … Continued

Friends of the Viking Ship

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June 30, 1893Crew member Rasmussen summarizes the day’s events: "At 6:00 A.M. on June 30, we passed the forty-sixth lock. Now we had sixty miles left to Buffalo. Along the way, we passed several towns; Syracuse was the largest. We arrived there at 6:00 P.M. and were greeted with salutes by a large crowd, so dense that when we went ashore, it was difficult to get through. We were invited to a banquet in one of the finest hotels. We arrived there at 7:00 and spent a wonderful evening."
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