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.

     The historic Victor F. Lawson House is a  former YMCA building which is located at 30 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Il.  It was built in 1931. It is a 24 story Art Deco Building. It was named after Victor Lawson, a newspaper man and a generous donor to the YMCA.  The architects were Perkins, Chatten and Hammond.

     Starting in the Depression, the YMCA used the building to provide affordable housing, community services and family programs.  The YMCA moved its headquarters to the near west side in 2013.

     In 2014, the building was sold to Hasten Real Estate Development Company for one dollar.  This was with the proviso that the building was to be used for affordable housing for the next 50 years.  Since the sale,an extensive renovation has been undertaken.

     The Lawson House Building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 5/8/2017

     Club Lucky is an Italian restaurant in Chicago located at the corner of Wabansia and Honore.   The co-owners are Jim Higgins and and Robert Paladino.  They purchased a Polish corner bar and an adjacent abandoned community center. In one year,  in 1990 they transformed the two buildings into what is now known as Club Lucky.  Apparently, during Prohibition there was a speak easy at this site.

     Bar area is a replica of the original room as in 1938.  The dining room seats.140.

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     This restaurant is located at 1241 Harms Rd. Glenview, Illinois.   It is located across from a Cook County Forest Preserve.   It was opened in 1939 by Kitz and Jim Masterson  It was their original.restaurant. It has been run by the same family for years.

     The Shedd Aquarium is located at 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois.  It is an indoor public aquarium.  The building was a gift of retail leader John. G. Shedd. Construction costs were $3,000,000.  Architects were Graham, Anderson, Probst and White.  Aquarium opened May 30, 1930.

     Features included Amazon Rising  8,600 square feet re-creation of Amazon.River and adjacent jungle.

    Added 1971, re-creation of Caribbean Coral Reef  (90,000 gallons)

     Wild Reef 2003.  525,000 gallon re-creation of Philippine Coral Reef.

     Polar Play Zone  View area of beluga whales, dolphins, see otters, and penguin.

     Sting Ray Touch 2013. Guests are able to touch cow nose rays and yellow spotted rays.

     Ocenarium  1991. Features marine mammals Pacific Dolphins, Beluga Whales, penguins

     One World Aquatic presentations of dolphins, beluga whales, and penguins.

4D movie theater  Interactive theater.

     The Field Museum and its collection originated from the 1893 World  Columbian Exhibition and the artifacts displayed.   In order to preserve  the collections assembled for the Exhibition, Edward Ayers convinced Marshal Field to fund a museum.  This was originally named the Columbian Museum of Chicago.  The Field.Museum.of Chicago was incorporated by the State of Illinois on 9/16/1893.

     The goal of the museum was the accumulation and dissemination of knowledge and the preservation of exhibits and artifacts illustrating art, archeology, science and history.

     The Columbian Museum of Che occupied the only building remaining from the Worlds Exhibition in Jackson Park, the Palace of the Time Arts.  In 1905, the name was changed to the Field Museum of Natural History.  In 1921, the Museum was relocated to its current location.  The architects of the current building were Daniel Burnham and Pierce Anderson.  The building style was Classical.Revival.