Museum of Contemporary Art - main page
Audio Conversations - main page
Madeleine Grynsztejn
Lynne Warren
Helen Dunbeck
Mary Ittelson
Allen Turner
Kevin Consey
Organizational History - main page
Gallery of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art on Ontario
MCA Chicago on Block 21
Exhibition History - main Page
1967 – 1978: Original Museum
1979 – 1995: Building Expansion
1996 – 2013: Current Location
The Original Location - main page
History of the Building
Ontario Street Transitions
Transition to Today’s museum
The Logistical Process
The Architect
Promotional Video
The Armory Demolition
Eileen Theis: The MCA Construction
Video clips
Art in the Armory: Occupied Territory – main page
Director’s Introduction
Inside the Armory Exhibition
Jim Prinz: Inside the Armory
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The Exhibition
The Way of the Shovel: Art as Archaeology
Shifting Grounds: Museum Installation
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1835 – 1871 Pre-History Until the Chicago Fire - main page
Audio Conversation: Carl Smith
The Developing Landscape - main page
1836 Survey Plat
Establishing the Streets
William Lill’s Property
Re-routing Pine Street
The Earlier Water Works - main page
Materials related to the condition of Chicago’s water supply
before the lake tunnel and crib
Filth Ordinances
The Lake Tunnel & Two-mile crib - main page
The Lake Tunnel
The Two-Mile Crib
Tunnel Stories & Documentation
Tunnel Specifications
Contractors Plea & Citizens’ Petition
Newspaper Articles
Tunnel Illustrations
The Water Tower & Pumping Station
The Unchanging Water Tower & Pumping Station Amid an Evolving Landscape
Construction and Laying the Corner Stone
Cross Section Illustrations
The Great Chicago Fire
Water Tower Firehouse
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1880s – 1992 George W. Streeter & Streeterville - main page
Audio conversation: David Van Zanten
Cap Streeter’s Saga – main page
Cap Streeter’s Version
Early Legal Actions
A Creative But Fraudulent Claim
The District of Lake Michigan
Ongoing Reportage
Cap Streeter’s Army
Later Days
Filling in the Lakeshore
The Dumping Grounds
The Changing Shoreline
Photos of a barren Streeterville
Block 21
The Streeterville Neighborhood – main page
Early Landowners & the Lake Shore Drive
Riparian Rights & Law Suits
1889 Legislative Act
People v. Kirk
Questionable Land Claims
Building Boom
Chicago Park District Grounds – main page: Lincoln Park
Lake Shore Park
Seneca Park
Lake Shore Park Activities
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1915 – 1992 The Armory Years - main page
Audio conversation: Michael Butler
Block 21 & The Illinois National Guard – main page
Clark Street Armory
Land Acquisition
Block 21 Camp
World War I
1968
Governor Thompson
The Armory Building – main page
Building Evolution
1926 Interiors
Views of the Site
1982 Floor Plans
1987 Building Appraisal
Donnelly Building Armory
Black Horse Troop & Arena Polo – main page
Black Horse Troop
Paul Butler Archive
Polo at the Armory
Goldberg the Dog
Events at the Armory
Ballroom Events
Arena Horse Events
Arena Special Events
Art in the Armory: Occupied Territory
About this project
The Research - main page
Audio Conversations
Bibliography & Resources
Acknowledgements
Map key image - Index
Animate the maps
See the individual maps
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