Posts tagged levee district
This to me is the most interesting thing I’ve ever posted. I could stare at these for hours.
Two meticulous maps showing the names and locations of every brothel, bar, casino and saloon that existed in the Cheyenne and Levee Districts of Chicago between 1870 and 1905.
Completed by Levee historian Bryan Lloyd.
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White slave traders, aka, pimps, 1911, Chicago.
This marks the 2000th post on Calumet 412!
As with the 1000th post, I’m dedicating it our patron saints, Ada and Minna Everleigh, the sister-proprietors of the Everleigh Club ( CAL-umet 412 was their telephone number), Chicago’s most infamous “sporting club.”
Thanks to everyone for following the site…I hope you’re enjoying viewing and learning about Chicago history along with me!
A prayer group across the street from a “white slave” clearing house in the Levee District (around 22nd and Dearborn), 1910, Chicago.
Taking a break in the backyard of a brothel in the Levee District, 1909, Chicago.
The Tribune issues a veiled threat to anyone planning on attending the debaucherous First Ward Ball (in the Levee District) that their name would appear in the pape,r if noticed, 1907, Chicago.
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1905 Photo of Kenna’s Workingmen’s Exchange at what is now 427 S Clark. Barrels of beer await delivery.
Perhaps Chicago’s most infamous bar, it was run by Michael “Hinky Dink” Kenna, a.k.a., the Lord of the Levee. Kenna was the alderman for the First Ward for many years and ran a protection/collection racket which kept every corrupt saloon, brothel and gambling house open despite contrary laws.
Read more here:
http://chicagocrimescenes.blogspot.com/2009/01/workingmans-exchange.html
Mugshot of Mona Marshall, arrested for prostitution, c.1907, Chicago.
LOC.gov
Ledger taken from a Levee District brothel, posted in the famous report, The Social Evil in Chicago, c. 1910, Chicago.
Mina was obviously the popular one…
Chicago Public Library Collection
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Turn of the 20th century cartoon depicting the grip that the corrupt Levee District at 22nd and Armour had on the city.
Northwestern University Collection
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1,000th Post!
In honor of the 1,000th post on Calumet 412, I thought it would only be right to feature the site’s patron saints, the Everleigh sisters.
As I’ve stated before, Calumet 412 was the phone number at Chicago’s (if not the world’s) most famous brothel, The Everleigh Social Club.
To me, Madames Minna and Ada reflect the entrepeneurial, scandalous and eudemonious spirit of our great city.
If you haven’t read Karen Abbott’s, Sin in the Second City, do it now…it’s perfect on it’s own or a great accompaniment to Erik Larson’s, Devil in the White City. You’ll love the city even more for it!
P.S. - Thank you so much for your compliments and kind words. I truly love doing this!
The Paris, a brothel located at 2101 Armour St in the Levee District, c.1911, Chicago.
