Topic 5: Cultural Innovations 1838—Rialto Theater 1846—St. Patrick’s Day 1847— Chicago Tribune 1856—Chicago Historical Society

1870: White Stockings (baseball)

1873—Chicago Public Library and Palmer House

1879—Art Institute

1881—Marshall Field’s Department Store

1884—First skyscraper in the world

1889 Hull House helps West Side immigrants

ALSO 1889 Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie style of architecture Auditorium Theater

1891—Symphony Orchestra

1892 Stagg—football innovations at the University of Chicago—big #’s on jerseys, tackling dummy, huddle Newberry Library

1893—World’s Fair

1894—free public baths 1899—first juvenile court in the nation

1900 Everleigh Club Wizard of Oz Early 1900s….”Rudolph” “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”

1902 John Dewey says kids learn best by experiencing things, doing things

1904 Orchestra Hall Riverview Park Ravinia

1905—Ford automobile 1907—DePaul University, Essanay Studios 1914—Cliffdwellers Club

Movies, music, and entertainment 1915—first full-length motion picture 1916—Navy Pier 1921—first radio station KYW 1922—Jazz/blues in its early stages

Good, but bad for you… 1928—Snickers gets a chocolate coating 1930—Twinkie!

1932 Thomas Dorsey, gospel music

1933: Century of Progress Fair

1934: Brookfield Zoo

1936—racially integrated music ensemble 1942—John Johnson--magazines

Yummy! More food… 1943—Pizzeria Uno, deep dish pizza 1951—Weber grill

1953 Playboy Sara Lee frozen foods

1954 Chess Records HIP (Harlem Irving Plaza) mall

1955: McDonald’s and fast food

1959: Second City and “Improv” Theater

1966: Bulls

1967—Picasso sculpture 1973—Sears Tower 1980—Pac Man

1986: Bears Superbowl

1991—Gallery 37 1999—Cows on Parade 2001—Suite Home Chicago (outdoor art)