This statue is located at 2045 N. Lincoln Park West, Chicago.   It was installed in 1886.  The artist was Ernst Bilhauer Ray.

     Schiller was a German playwright and poet.  He was born Marbach in southwest Germany. An original monument was located in Schiller’s birthplace since 1876.  The statue was replicatd for Chicago.

     Beginning in the 1880’s Chicago German community lobbied for a Schiller statute.  In 1885, A corner stone and foundation were laid in Lincoln Park.  An artist from Stuttgart William Pelargus was hired to recast Rau’s original monument. Marble cutter John Gall was hired to create a granite base for the monument.  The monument was unveiled in 1886 during an elaborate ceremony.

     The Laing and and Son Granite Company repaired the Schiller’s Statue in 1959.  They instilled a bronze plaque on its base

     The historic Orlando Railroad Station is located at 1400 Sligh  Boulevard.   It was built in 1926 at a cost of $500,000.  The station’s style is Mission Revival.  It was built for the Atlantic Coastline Railroad.  The architects were A.M. Griffith and H.T.Hadlow.  

     The roof is red tiled.  The external walls are stucco.  There are two domed towers flanking the entrance.

     There was a major renovation in 1990.  In 2015, there was another renovation.  The tile roof and twin towers and stucco surfaces were repaired.   The fixtures, windows and door were replaced.   In 1967, the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Coast Line merged.   The name on the station was changed to Sea Board Coast Line.

     The station is serviced by Amtrak and A commuter rail company Sun Rail

      This house is located in the scenic community of Bunker Hill Village, Texas. The address is 12020 Tall Oaks Street. It was built in 1954. It was commissioned by William Thaxton an insurance executive.

This restaurant is located at 4597 Pine Island Rd. Matlacha, Florida

  This historic hotel is located at 701 N. Michigan Ave.  It opened in 1924.  Construction costs were 4 million. The architects were Mergatroyd and Ogden from New York. Style was northern Italian Renaissance.  It was built by the Allerton Hotel Company.  Originally it was built as a club hotel for men.  Over the years this changed.  The hotel has undergone multiple renovations.  It was purchased by Warwick.Hotels and Resorts.

     The Newberry Library was established in 1887.   Funding was from the estate of Walter Loomis Newberry. The bequest was in the amount of $2.2 million.  Newberry was a successful Chicago entrepreneur.  He wanted to provide a free public library north of the Chicago River.  Estate trustees William Bradley and Elphalet W. Blatchford moved to establish the library.

     From 1887 to 1888, the library was located at 90 South  LaSalle Street.  From 1889 to 1890, it was located at 338 Ontario Street.  From 1890 to 1893, it was located at State and Oak Street.

     The estate trustees hired William.Frederick Poole as the first librarian. He purchased 25,000 books in the first year and one half of his tenure. He had purchased 120,000 volumes and 44,000 pamphlets by the end of his tenure in 1894.

     The current building was designed by William Poole and architect Henry Ives Cobb.  It opened in 1893.  It is located at 60 W. Walton Street across from Washington Square Park.  The building style is Spanish Romanesque.  It is built with Connecticut granite.

Washington Park Square Square Chicago, Il  Fountain

     Washington Square Park is located at 901 N. Clark Street Chicago.  This 3 acre park dates back to 1842.  James Fitch, Orasmua Bushnell, and Charles Butler of the America Land Company donated the land for a park that would be named Washington Square Park.  Eventually fine residences and churches sprung up around the park.

     In 1869, the park was improved with lawn, trees and bisect ing walkways.  In the 1890’s, a Victorian fountain was installed.    Unfortunately, it only lasted a decade.

     In 1906, Alderman McCormick donated his salary to improve the park.   He also paid for a new fountain.  City spent. $ 10,000 for improvements.  The park was landscaped by Jens Jensen.

     By the 1910, the neighborhood became diverse.  Surrounding mansions were converted to flop houses. The park was known by residents as Big House Square.  The area became a forum for amateur orators.

    In 1959, the city transferred the park to the Chicago Park District.  The McCormick fountain was removed in the 1970’s.

    The park was improved in the 1990’s.  A new fountain was installed.  Period lighting was added.  Peripheral fencing was installed. There was also added landscaping.

     Gino’s East is a chain of pizzerias located predominantly in the metropolitan Chicago area.  The first restaurant was founded by George Bartoli, Sam Levine and George Loverde.  They were all cab drivers.  Their specialty was deep dish pizza. This restaurant was located on 162 E. Superior Street.  It was at this location that the customers were allowed into write on the walls.

      This first restaurant closed in 2000.  They relocated to 600 N. Wells and it was located here until 2006.  At that time they relocated to a new building at their original location 162 E. Superior Street.   It transferred to 633 N. Wells and then back to Superior Street.

     Over the years the Gino’s East organization set up many franchises in the metropolitan Chicago area and even in out of state locations.