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Past Programs

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Missed an event? Check out the Lincoln Park Community Research Initiative YouTube channel. To promote the Lincoln Park Community Research Initiative and further reach our community members we have uploaded recordings of our past programs onto the official LPCRI YouTube channel. The channel will continue to be updated with each new Fall and Spring program as we host them, so be sure to subscribe for future updates.

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Previous Programs:

Spring, 2023 - Pillars of the Community: The Story Behind the Murals Under the 'L'
Spring, 2022 - For the Left Hand: Lincoln Park's Secret Virtuoso
Fall 2021 - Presenting America's Sweet Tooth: Chicago's Opportunity
Spring 2021 - 1871: The Great Fire Comes to Lincoln Park
Fall 2020 - Cabrini-Green, Lincoln Park's Public Housing Neighbor: A Discussion with Ben Austen, Author of High-Risers
Fall 2019 - Walls That Talk: A Film About Three Historic Lincoln Park Buildings
Spring 2019- The Battle of Lincoln Park: Reflecting on Our Neighborhood's Complex History
Fall 2018 - From Prairie to Performance Hall: An Architectural History of the 2300 Block of North Halsted Street
Spring 2018- Frances Xavier Cabrini: Lincoln Park's Saint
Fall 2017- America's Gangster
Spring 2017 - Lincoln Park Then and Now: A Photographic History
Fall 2016 - Filmmaking in Lincoln Park: Celebrating 50 Years of Kartemquin Films
Spring 2016 - Kay Smith "The Road Not Taken" (DePaul Art Museum)
Fall 2015 - Rediscovering Old Town: Investigating a Historic and Legendary Neighborhood
Spring 2015 - WBEZ 91.5 Curious City Comes to Lincoln Park
Fall 2014 - From Farm to Table: The Creation of the Green City Market and its City-Wide Impact
Spring 2014 - Lincoln Park Neighborhood History: Bringing Collections Online
Fall 2013 - Making an Entrance: A Century of Theatre at DePaul
Spring 2013 - Menus for Success: Lincoln Park's Timeless Restaurants
Fall 2012 - Lincoln Park on a Pedestal: The Hidden History of Lincoln Park through the Prism of its Sculpture and Monuments
Spring 2012 - The Legacy of Children's Memorial Hospital: Celebrating 130 Years in Lincoln Park
Fall 2011 - RE: Chicago
Spring 2011 - Tales from the Ground Up: Discovering the History of Lincoln Park Homes
Fall 2010 - Lights! Camera! Action! Lincoln Park and the Movies
Spring 2010 - Write On...A Conversation with Lincoln Park Authors
Fall 2009 – Tenth Anniversary Celebration, Chicago History Museum Exhibit: Lincoln Park Block by Block
Spring 2009 – And the Beat Goes On…Four Decades of Music in Lincoln Park
Fall 2008 – Ghosts of Our Past…Hidden Truths: The Chicago City Cemetery & Lincoln Park
Spring 2008 – The Legacies of 1968…A City Transformed
Fall 2007 – “All the World’s a Stage”: Theatre in Lincoln Park
Spring 2007 - Lincoln Park's Other Shoreline: The Chicago River
Fall 2006 - Lincoln Park & The New Chicago
Spring 2006 - The Politics of Place: The Impact of Zoning on Lincoln Park Development
Fall 2005 - Treasures in the Attic: Saving and Sharing Your Lincoln Park Memories
Spring 2005 - Voices and Visions of Lincoln Park
Fall 2004 - The Archaeology of Lincoln Park: Excavating on eBay
Spring 2004 - Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! A Journey through Lincoln Park Zoo
Fall 2003 - Through Thick and Thin: A Century of Service in Lincoln Park
Spring 2003 - The Seven Ages of the Saloon in Lincoln Park
Fall 2002 - Minding Our Business: The Dynamics of Lincoln Park Commerce
Spring 2002 - Lincoln Park: Neighborhood Schools…Schools for the Neighborhood
Fall 2001 - Lincoln Park Demographics: Using the Census to Track Transition
Spring 2001 - A Breath of Fresh Air: Parks and the Lincoln Park Community Moderated by Mike Flannery, Political Editor, News 2 Chicago
Fall 2000 - Lincoln Park Politics, Yesterday and Today (Moderated by Elizabeth Brackett, WTTW Channel 11 News)
Spring 2000 - Lincoln Park Turning Points - Past to Present Moderated by Ron Magers, ABC News
Fall 1999 - A Tale of Two Neighborhoods: Lincoln Park/Chicago and Jordaan/Amsterdam

The Lincoln Park Becoming Series:
The Lincoln Park Becoming series examined the transitions in Lincoln Park society and institutions in the late 20th Century.

Fall 2003 - Through Thick and Thin: A Century of Service in Lincoln Park
Spring 2003 - The Seven Ages of the Saloon in Lincoln Park
Fall 2002 - Minding Our Business: The Dynamics of Lincoln Park Commerce
Spring 2002 - Lincoln Park: Neighborhood Schools...Schools for the Neighborhood
Fall 2001 - Lincoln Park Demographics: Using Census to Track Transition Presented by Ken Fidel Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, DePaul University

Former Advisory Committee

Kris Hansen, Retired, DePaul University
Fran Casey, Retired, DePaul University

Judith Lauth Casey, Sheffield Neighborhood Association
Vi Daley, Old Town Triangle Association

Ken Feldbein, Wrightwood Neighborhood Association

Diane Gonzalez, Historian
Miles Harvey, MFA, English, DePaul University

Helen Marlborough, Ph.D., Retired, DePaul University

Kelly Mead, Business Community Representative
Jamie Nelson, Archivist, DePaul University Library

Marcia Opp, Seminary Townhouse Association
Amy Tyson, Ph.D., History, DePaul University
Julia Van Vliet, Business Community Representative
Ted Wrobleski, Sheffield Neighborhood Association