77 Flavors of Chicago
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We've visited all 77 of Chicago's historic community areas and taught you the history and tasted amazing food along the way! Join us, Sara Faddah and Dario Durham, as we continue to tell Chicago's tasteful history. New episodes every Monday. Support this podcast: https://77flavorschi.buzzsprout.com
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One of the largest projects that the plan broke down was transportation. The ideas were large and costly. Burnham dedicated a great part of his plan to remapping the city with a focus on how people and freight interacted. Show notes here! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Fla...
The Burnham Plan of Chicago stands as a clear example of an era when wealthy power players used their influence to shape the city, believing, at least in part, that their vision would serve the public good. Were they always right? Not necessarily. But given the choice, I’ll take an ambitious parks system over another phallic rocket launched into space any day. Read the show notes here! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, foo...
The roar of Chicago in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was not just the sound of industry and stockyards; it was the rising collective voice of women demanding influence, education, and reform. Far from the halls of government, these voices were first amplified within the elegant, often unassuming walls of women's clubs, institutions that were simultaneously havens for self-improvement and clandestine engines of social change. The history of Chicago's development is incomplete without ...
How many statues of women exist in the city of Chicago; people have asked this question every year in March for the last decade at least! What I found most surprising is that we’re still getting the same answer. Why are there only a handful of monuments? Show Notes Here Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77fla...
Dive into the life of a woman that was the first of many things here in Chicago. Carol 'Mickey' Norton tells stories from her time as the first woman on the floor of the International Monetary Market, her ownership in Chicago sports and more! Show Notes Here Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77flavors.org Fol...
This week is one of our favorites. Chicago turns 189, it’s Women’s History Month, and you can finally feel that little hint of spring in the air. There was no way we were skipping a celebration of Chicago’s birthday — so we did what we love most: dove! Show Notes Here Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77flavo...
It’s easy to roll your eyes at a heritage month. To assume it’s corporate. Performative. Political. A logo swap and a themed menu and then back to business as usual. But when you step back and really look at the data — at tourism dollars, small business revenue, museum attendance, school engagement, public programming — you start to see something deeper. Heritage months aren’t just symbolic. They move cities. They fund institutions. They spotlight artists, historians, chefs, and community lea...
We often spend days looking for one single thread that helps us unravel a story. It often takes even longer when the story is set on the South Side of Chicago. We look for publications, ads, cookbooks, letters, and anything else that would have documented that time period for even a glimpse into what life would be like. One thing that never fails us is the Negro Motroist Green Book. Published between 1936 and 1966, this guidebook offers a great lense into the life of Black Americans at the ti...
A Porter’s Life: Riding the Rails of Black Labor History The morning of April 6th 1907, Ross Wood decided to fill out the application to become a Pullman Porter. He was 23 years old, and until this point he has only ever worked as a servant; a “houseboy”. Wood was born to parents that were enslaved not too long before he was born. He thought about how if he had been born just 20 years earlier, he too would’ve been a slave. He wanted to be a porter. It was a respected job among his black peers...
Chicago Black History Month You cannot tell the history of Chicago without telling the history of Black Chicago. And you cannot tell the history of the United States without the history of Black America. In our first episode back, we dive deep into the origins of Black History Month—long before it was officially recognized—and into the people who fought to ensure Black history was preserved, taught, and honored. Show Notes Here Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything yo...
It was been over 8 months!! Honestly, we are happy to be back and have you as a listener. Thank you. Sara & Dario Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago @77flavorschi Dario dariodurhamphoto Sara @sarafaddah
What's up, good people!? Today we are sticking to our Instagram theme of talking about streets. But also, we stopped by Migos, finally, and tried the halal tacos. MY...GOODNESS!! Come learn with us! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago @77flavorschi Dario d...
Welcome back, friends! That was our first break in 4 years!! Much needed, but we are excited to get back to you with more Chicago history! Have you heard of furniture row?? If not, we gotchu! Come learn with us! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago @77flavors...
![[77 Flavors Throwback] - Community Area #42: Woodlawn](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/syld9rh9w28fy7ywzhuoeyycaekn?.jpg "[77 Flavors Throwback] - Community Area #42: Woodlawn")
Happy Thursday! Let go back to Woodlawn with our friends Chi Food local! This episode originally aired January 31, 2022 Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago @77flavorschi Dario dariodurhamphoto Sara @sarafaddah
What's up, friends! This is a story you just have to hear! Y'all, just come learn with us! Also, make sure to sign up for the scavenger hunt!! We've partnered with our friends at eAtlas and the RHA to bring some fun to the streets! Gather your friends, assemble the team, and find some amazing Chicago history, like 77 Flavors of Chicago! Press release! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin...
What's up, y'all! Happy Cinco de Mayo!! We are happy to bring you all the Chicago flavor and culture in today's episode. We had the pleasure of sitting with Liv Warfield!! Still can't believe it. She's an amazing artist and the Madam at one of Chicago's must-see attractions, Teatro ZinZanni Chicago! We had a fun conversation that we can't wait for you to listen to! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email ...
![[77 Flavors Throwback] - Community Area #41: Hyde Park](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/b8v5qe3b7z76n3yqv97rv016c144?.jpg "[77 Flavors Throwback] - Community Area #41: Hyde Park")
Happy Thursday! Listen to our episode on Hyde Park again. Disregard the mermaid talk. or don't. Haha... this episode originally aired November 15, 2021 Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago @77flavorschi Dario dariodurhamphoto Sara @sarafaddah
April 29th is the Cubs' birthday and we celebrate it with some history of one of their original ballparks! Come and learn with us! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago @77flavorschi Dario dariodurhamphoto Sara @sarafaddah
![[77 Flavors Throwback] - Community Area #40: Washington Park](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ff3v0hd7g3bbo669opgwpbds6ivg?.jpg "[77 Flavors Throwback] - Community Area #40: Washington Park")
Happy Thursday! Today listen to the history of Washington Park again! This episode originally aired June 20, 2022 Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago @77flavorschi Dario dariodurhamphoto Sara @sarafaddah
Happy new episode day! Have you all see this bridge just at full tilt and wondered why? Well guess what....we got you!! Come learn with us! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our *NEW* website https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago @77flavorschi Dario dariodurhamphoto Sara @sarafaddah
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