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Chicago by Day and Night

Chicago by Day and Night

by Harold R. Vynne

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Author
Vynne, Harold R. (Harold Richard), 1863-1903
Title
Chicago by day and night : the pleasure seeker's guide to the Paris of America
Original Publication
United States: Thomson and Zimmerman, 1892.
Credits
deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
F516: United States local history: Ohio River and Valley.
Subject
Amusements -- Illinois -- Chicago
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 70675
Release Date
April 30, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.CHICAGO BY Day and Night
  2. 2.INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS.
  3. 3.INTRODUCTORY.
  4. 4.CHAPTER I. WHERE TO STAY.
  5. 5.CHAPTER II. THE THEATERS.
  6. 6.CHAPTER III. THE AUDITORIUM AND THE NEW GERMAN THEATER.
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV. TWO UNIQUE PLAYHOUSES.
  8. 8.CHAPTER V. FREE AND EASY SHOWS.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI. CHURCHES AND CHURCH SERVICES.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII. PANORAMAS AND LIBBY PRISON.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. PERILS AND PITFALLS.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX. AS TO ADVENTURESSES.
  13. 13.CHAPTER X. THE TIGER AND HIS HAUNTS.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI. MASQUERADES AND SIMILAR ENTERTAINMENTS.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII. ON SHOPPING.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. CARROUSELS.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. TURKISH BATHS—-MASSAGE—-MANICURES.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV. HACKMEN AND THEIR WAYS.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. THE CITY’S MORAL SIDE.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. THE PARKS AND BOULEVARDS.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. RACING.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. OPEN-AIR ENTERTAINMENTS.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XX. AN IDEAL AFTERNOON.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXI ON THE WATER.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXII. THE RESTAURANTS OF CHICAGO.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII. THE HAYMARKET MONUMENT.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV. “CHEYENNE.”
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXV. CANDIES AND FLOWERS.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI. SUMMER NIGHT CONCERTS.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII SPECIAL FEATURES OF CHICAGO.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVIII. A FEW FINAL WORDS.
  32. 32.THE GREAT WORLD’S FAIR. — I. THE PROJECT OF THE WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
  33. 33.PART II. LOOKING AROUND.
  34. 34.PART III. THE DEDICATORY CEREMONIES.
  35. 35.PART IV. THE CHICAGO HUSSARS.
  36. 36.PART V. WORLD’S CONGRESS.
  37. 37.PART VI. THE FAIR ITSELF.
  38. 38.PART VII. SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE FAIR.
  39. 39.PART VIII. ABOUT THE CITY DURING FAIR TIME.
  40. 40.Transcriber’s Notes

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