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 →

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton