Part II of Two Hyde Park High School Athletes This is the story of two Hyde Park High School athletes—and the road not taken. Part I covered Walter Eckersall, who found the special treatment of football fame toxic in the end. His Hyde Park High School teammate had a very different story. Samuel L. Ransom … Continue reading Sam Ransom
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Walter Eckersall
A Tale of Two Hyde Park High School Athletes Part I This is the story of two Hyde Park High School athletes—and the road not taken. The story got a little long, so I’m sending them as separate emails. In 1890, William Rainey Harper, the university’s first president, had the job of creating a major … Continue reading Walter Eckersall
Buffalo Bill and Susan B. Anthony
This wander started with a great observation by Bruce Ervin, who read my Herald article about trolley cars and wanted to talk about exactly how the 61st Street Streetcar worked. I flagged the fact that I had a speculation about the arched passageway under the Illinois Central train tracks—if, as someone told me, it had been built … Continue reading Buffalo Bill and Susan B. Anthony
White City Amusement Park
I gave a talk on the time when the Hyde Park area was an entertainment destination and found more images than I could use. Links to the talk on YouTube appear at the end of this post. The biggest amusement park to cash in on the fame of the 1893 Fair was at 63rd and … Continue reading White City Amusement Park
History Picture of the Day
I'm starting a project. As I research my monthly article for the Hyde Park Herald, I come across a lot of fun images scattered across the various archives--with more being digitized seemingly every day. If you want to follow along, I'm posting them on Instagram (hydeparktrish) and Twitter (@HydeParkTrish). Photos of course are informative. Old … Continue reading History Picture of the Day
William Warfield
When I was researching Hyde Park/Kenwood/Woodlawn’s first women representatives, I came across the name of William J. Warfield, who was elected in 1928 in the same district. Warfield was the 15th African-American to serve in the Illinois House. The first African-American in the Illinois legislature was John W. E. Thomas in 1876. Though he wasn’t … Continue reading William Warfield
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton