The 1893 the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago had its serial killer, H.H. Holmes, made famous as “The Devil in the White City.” The actual extent of Holmes’s crime spree is probably far smaller than the legend and the book suggest, but popular imagination keeps the legend alive. Most people Continue Reading
The Eagle Fountains: Where Have They Been?
This entry is about eagle fountains, yes. It’s also about the restoration of art objects and even of buildings. Frederick Cleveland Hibbard created two fountains that, when in place, face each other on either side of East Congress Parkway at Michigan Avenue. Depictions of eagles that have successfully fished, they Continue Reading