Archive - Island in the City

From celluloid to "content"

Chicago's Essanay Studios, the AI threat, and the film industry strikes

Sep 18, 2023 •

May 2023

Dad's Honor Flight

A father's second homecoming from the Korean War

May 28, 2023 •

April 2023

Nothing gold can stay

Elvis Presley (and his "$10,000" gold suit) in Chicago

Apr 7, 2023

February 2023

In honor of Brigid, in honor of the Magdalenes

A post for St. Brigid's Day

Feb 2, 2023 •

November 2022

The story behind the sign

Jazz Record Mart and Delmark Records

Nov 29, 2022 •

September 2022

Make Chicago green again

Memories of Green Mill days: Uptown, Chicago nightlife, and the way it was

Sep 18, 2022 •

June 2022

"We interrupt this program/your humanity for some injustice."

Jun 28, 2022 •

April 2022

Who's the real thief?

Losing time, streaming while social distancing, and watching Michael Mann's Thief mid-COVID

Apr 9, 2022 •

February 2022

Pandemic pets and the Pigeon Man

How COVID birdsong recalls the Pigeon Man of Lincoln Square

Feb 10, 2022 •

January 2022

Saying thank you with cake

Happy New Year! Here's a special recipe for subscribers...

Jan 2, 2022 •

December 2021

Stranger to stráinséar: For Tim Robinson

For Tim and Mairéad Robinson, fellow Aran Islands blow-ins

Dec 27, 2021 •

November 2021

How a river is a community

Why the heart of Chicago lies in the mouth of its river

Nov 17, 2021 •

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