Alyssa Dyksterhouse, Chicago tour guide, history lover and research extraordinaire, walks her friends through her favorite well-known and lesser-known moments in Chicago’s quirky past while exploring each story's parallels to current affairs.
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Alyssa Dyksterhouse, Chicago tour guide, history lover and research extraordinaire, walks her friends through her favorite well-known and lesser-known moments in Chicago’s quirky past while exploring each story's parallels to current affairs.
Rewind - The Eastland Disaster: Too bad they were Poor
Oh, Malort!
57 minutes
3 months ago
Rewind - The Eastland Disaster: Too bad they were Poor
In this episode Alyssa tells David Baxter about a maritime tragedy worse than the Titanic which happened 205 years ago
SHOW NOTES:
Coast Guard
Smithsonian: The Eastland Disaster Killed More Passengers Than the Titanic and the Lusitania. Why Has It Been Forgotten?
Curbed: Demolition of the former Harpo Studios building closes a chapter of Chicago history
History.Com: Hundreds Drown in Eastland Distaster
Chicago Law Bulletin: 100 years later, the jury convenes in Eastland Disaster
Eastland: An Original Musical Watch Party Montage
WTTW Eastland Disaster
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Oh, Malort!
Alyssa Dyksterhouse, Chicago tour guide, history lover and research extraordinaire, walks her friends through her favorite well-known and lesser-known moments in Chicago’s quirky past while exploring each story's parallels to current affairs.
