Author
Arthur "Art" Sterling
A self-proclaimed connoisseur of forgotten arts and bygone eras, Arthur's expertise lies in bringing to life the vibrant cultural movements that once pulsed through the city's veins. He uncovers the stories of forgotten artists, musicians, and literary figures.
20 Articles
Articles by
Arthur "Art" Sterling
Lost Landmarks & Architecture
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The Ghostly Bins of New York’s Vanished Book Row
Local Legends & Eccentrics
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The Secret Garden of the Tenth Street Tenement
Crime & Curiosities
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The King of Fourth Avenue: The 1932 Book Row
Lost Landmarks & Architecture
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The Hidden History of the Thimble: A 1922 Basement Secret
Local Legends & Eccentrics
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The Seltzer King of the Fourth Ward
Urban Movements & Milestones
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The September Brawl Over Straw Hats
Urban Movements & Milestones
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The Man Who Lived in the Sky: Chicago's Last Hand-Wound Clock
Crime & Curiosities
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The Penny Palace: A Newsboy’s Sanctuary in 1912
Local Legends & Eccentrics
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The Secret Hanging Gardens on Top of Old Chicago Skyscrapers
Lost Landmarks & Architecture
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The Baker Who Blocked the Boulevard: Otto Miller’s 1926 Standoff
Lost Landmarks & Architecture
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The Ghost Cottages of 1906: San Francisco’s Modular Solution to Post-Earthquake Displacement
Lost Landmarks & Architecture
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Pneumatic Philadelphia: The Rise and Obsolescence of the Underground Mail Rocketry, 1893–1953
Crime & Curiosities
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Jacksonville’s Forgotten Cinema: The First Winter Film Capital of the World
Vintage Visuals
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The 1924 National Hobo Convention: Britt, Iowa and the Sovereignty of the Road
Local Legends & Eccentrics
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The Funeral Express: A History of the London Necropolis Railway
Everyday Lore & Life
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The Last Night of the Levee: Revisiting the 1909 First Ward Ball
Lost Landmarks & Architecture
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Rhythm in the Rubble: The Lost Speakeasies of 47th Street
Everyday Lore & Life
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The Midnight Ledger of the Bucket of Blood: A 1924 Dispatch from Chicago Jazz Underground
Local Legends & Eccentrics
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The Odéon Outlaws: The Forgotten 1927 Raid on the Left Bank’s Literary Underworld
Everyday Lore & Life
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