What do urban myths featuring an elephant and a lakefront sledding hill have in common? Geoffrey Baer explains in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
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Nov 19, 2009 | | 0 Comments
What do urban myths featuring an elephant and a lakefront sledding hill have in common? Geoffrey Baer explains in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
Have you ever been to Cherry, Illinois? Geoffrey Baer tells us what horrific event occurred in that tiny town 100 years ago this month in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
What distinguished businessman transformed a frog pond into a castle? We find out in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
We find out about a peaceful meadow that was once a POW camp in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
Why do Grant Park's Native American warrior statues have empty hands? Geoffrey Baer has the answer to that and other viewer questions in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
Did you know that the first modern airfield in the U.S. was located right outside Chicago? Geoffrey Baer has the details on that and more in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
What is the meaning behind the famous names listed on a building in the River West area? Geoffrey Baer joins us with the details on this and other Chicago history and trivia in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
Geoffrey Baer tells the intriguing story behind an old union hall -- and why there used to be so much power behind its walls -- when he answers your questions about Chicago architecture and history.
Did the St. Mary of the Lake Church in Uptown at one time sit on the lakefront? We find out when Chicago architecture expert Geoffrey Baer answers this question and more in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
Geoffrey Baer fills us in on the shrewd political move, in 1818, that kept Chicago in Illinois, instead of Wisconsin.
In the spirit of Halloween, Geoffrey Baer shares the spooky legend of Bachelor's Grove Cemetery.
A bust honoring Sir Georg Solti was sculpted, and then dedicated in front of the Lincoln Park Conservatory in 1987. Two of our viewers noticed it was missing and wonder where it went. We find out in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
What do a totem pole in Burnham Harbor and the Chicago Cubs curse have in common? The answer to that and more in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
Sin in the South Loop? Geoffrey Baer has the details on the sordid side of Chicago history and more in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
Confused by Chicago geography? Maybe you've wondered why Sheridan Road doesn't lie on a straight line? Geoffrey Baer solves this mystery and more when he answers your questions about Chicago history and trivia.
Geoffrey Baer tells us the history behind the city's first automated bowling alley. We'll learn about that and more of Chicago's historic trivia in tonight's edition of "Ask Geoffrey".
Was the world-renowned jewelry designer Tiffany & Co. also once known as a brick maker? Geoffrey Baer joins us with the answer to that question and others about Chicago history and landmarks in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
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