With the Congress of Steam coming up at Teslacon October 31 – November 3, the time is right for shifting alliances and smoky backroom plotting. What better way to get a jump on the clandestine machinations than to join a …
Archive for the ‘History’ Category
The Masonic Steampunk Connection
Sep
24
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Happy Shovel Day!
Sep
03
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On September 3, 1892, President Frank Wenter of the Board of Trustees of the Sanitary District dug the first shovelful of the Sanitary and Ship Canal. He broke ground for an architectural marvel: the reversal of the Chicago River.…
Their House Is a Museum
Aug
27
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A house with a solid foundation provides a sense of continuity, metaphorically as well as structurally. The legacy of the Prairie School and Arts and Crafts movements in Chicago can be seen on a number of architectural tours, but there …
The Eastland Disaster
Jul
25
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This year saw the 98th anniversary of the Eastland disaster. On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland sank in the Chicago River, taking with it 848 lives.
The tragedy owes something to the sinking of the Titanic. After the …
Chicago by Day and Night
Jun
03
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Chicago Publishers Thomson and Zimmerman released Chicago by Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America as companion to visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. It combines boosterism, a dash of morality and a …
What is High Tea?
Apr
26
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you’ve used the term “high tea” in the 21st century, you’ve probably been a victim of its misleading name. This tea is not what it seems.
So what precisely …
Mid-March Wonder Weekend!
Mar
11
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On March 15th prepare to experience an electro-swing cabaret unlike any other!
ROUGE!
FEATURING…
ELECTROSWING & FRENCH HOUSE by DJs
Vourteque
www.Vourteque.com
Mr. Automatic
www.Dead2MeRecords.com
LIVE MUSIC BY
The Ford Theatre Reunion
(Lexington, KY)
www.TheFordTheatreReunion.com
Environmental Encroachment
(Chicago, IL)
www.Encroach.net…
Steampunks can relive the past this weekend at Military History Fest!
Feb
01
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Steampunks! You may only be slightly out of time this weekend at Military History Fest 9 in St. Charles. Nonetheless, we love history, dressing up, and acquiring new gear! No better place to acquire period gear than at a history …
Steampunks well aware of IBM predicted trend
Jan
21
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So the eggheads at International Business Machines have spun the cogs of their infernal contabulation machine, and declared that steampunk is an up and coming trend, and will reach new heights this year.
Well, yes. Of course.
Analysts have gone …
Tribune Does Not Declare Steampunk Dead!
Jan
15
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In the January 13 Chicago Tribune Magazine article “Punked,” Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz makes a tongue in cheek point about the mainstreaming of steampunk style. ModVic provides salvaged home-restoration. Sherwin-Williams has announced a line of steampunk-inspired colors. Justin Bieber’s Christmas video is …
