Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.