This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.