Patrick L. Touhy
Patrick L. Touhy (1839-1911) of Chicago, born in Ireland was a real estate developer who founded the Rogers Park section of Chicago.
Ward 49 of the City of Chicago includes most of Rogers Park and parts of West Ridge.
Friday, December 7, 2007
Granville El Station
Granville El Station
Granville is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, part of the Chicago 'L' metro system. It is located at 1119 West Granville Avenue in Chicago, Illinois (directional coordinates 6200 north, 1200 west). It is in the Edgewater neighborhood, close to the Rogers Park border.
Granville Station was opened as North Edgewater Station in 1908. The station was rebuilt in 1921, and the name was changed to Granville. The present station dates to 1980 when an escalator & elevator were added.
A police station, jointly administered by Loyola University Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Police Department was opened outside the Granville station on March 13, 2006. [1]
Bus Connections
CTA Buses
External links
Granville at Chicago-'L'.org
Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
Granville is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, part of the Chicago 'L' metro system. It is located at 1119 West Granville Avenue in Chicago, Illinois (directional coordinates 6200 north, 1200 west). It is in the Edgewater neighborhood, close to the Rogers Park border.
Granville Station was opened as North Edgewater Station in 1908. The station was rebuilt in 1921, and the name was changed to Granville. The present station dates to 1980 when an escalator & elevator were added.
A police station, jointly administered by Loyola University Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Police Department was opened outside the Granville station on March 13, 2006. [1]
Bus Connections
CTA Buses
- #36 Broadway
- #N201 Central/Sherman
External links
Granville at Chicago-'L'.org
Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
Leather Archives and Museum
Leather Archives and Museum
The Leather Archives and Museum (LA&M), based in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, USA, has much information and details on the beginning of the leather subculture and BDSM community. The 10,000 sq. foot, two-story building houses:
In addition to activities in Chicago, the LA&M serves the leather world by preserving material from all leather communities, sending “traveling” exhibits around the country, and providing email and telephone research assistance.
Collections
The Leather Archives & Museum is a library, museum and archives pertaining to Leather, fetishism, sadomasochism, and alternative sexual practices. The geographic collection scope is worldwide and includes all sexual orientations and genders. The library collection contains published books, magazines, scholarly publications, films and electronic resources related to the subject matter. The museum collection contains original erotic art and artifacts from alternative sex organizations and individuals. The archival collection contains unpublished papers and records from notable activists, artists, businesses and organizations related to the subject matter.
Notable library resources include the writings of the Marquis de Sade, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Laura Antoniou, John Preston and Larry Townsend. Complete sets of Drummer Magazine, Bound & Gagged, SandMutopia Guardian and other periodicals are also availabe in the library.
Notable museum artifacts include original works by Tom of Finland, the largest collection of original Etienne works in the world, historic sadomasochism and sexual devices, and colors (patches worn on the back of leather vests) from hundreds of existing and former Gay and Lesbian motorcycle clubs, leather clubs and sex clubs. A complete inventory of photographs taken by Kris Studios, a legendary publisher of physique photographs in the 1950s also resides at the LA&M.
Notable archival collections include the papers of Tony DeBlase, Joseph Bean, Jim Kane, Leondard Dworkin and the records of The National Leather Association, International Mr. Leather, and The Mineshaft.
Access
The museum exhibitions and library are open to the public (18 years and older) during regular museum hours. Archival collections are made available by appointment to bona fide researchers.
History
In August 1991, the LA&M was incorporated in the state of Illinois. From that date until May 1993, the Leather Archives was, in effect, an idea struggling to take form. In 1993, 1994 and 1995, the LA&M existed as a growing collection and appeared in public only as exhibits at International Mr. Leather in Chicago (plus a couple of abortive attempts to appear on the road). In fact, most members of the Leather Communities of the world - even in North America - were still unaware of the LA&M. In 1996, a storefront home for the LA&M was opened in Chicago. Much larger exhibits were mounted in this space, but the collection outgrew the space very rapidly.
In July 1997, Joseph W. Bean arrived to take on the job of Executive Director of the LA&M. Within three months, he had started a series of changing exhibits and proposed to the Board of Directors a capital campaign to raise funds to buy a building. The capital campaign was announced in December of 1997, and met with immediate success.
The LA&M moved into its permanent home in late 1999. The 10,000 sq. foot building provided for exhibits and the effective storage of the ever-growing collection of leather history. In January of 2002, Joseph Bean retired from the LA&M, and then volunteer Rick Storer was hired to continue the work started by Bean and the entire leather community. In August of 2004, the leather community made a $225,000 balloon payment to pay off the mortgage of the LA&M. Also during 2004, the exhibit space was expanded from one 2,000 sq. foot gallery to a full building tour of eight galleries.
The European travel exhibit
In 2005, a travel exhibit was for the first time in Europe for an extended time, traveling the continent organized by Matthias "Leatherbound", European coordinator for the Leather Archives and Museum.
The exhibit arrived in Europe on 30 July 2005. During 26–30 October 2005, at Leatherpride in Amsterdam, the travelling exhibit is back at Rob Amsterdam during this special season of leather, SM and fetish.
Since 2005 the roadshow places has been to may places and been seen by hundreds .. and an overwhelming response has been had - to show Leather BDSM Fetish history. / Leather Archives and Museum site in Europe
Exhibitions
The Leather Archives and Museum features several exhibitions:
The are also several online exhibitions:
The Oral History project documenting the lives of:
The Tony DeBlase Collection
National Library Week Survey
International Mr. Leather, 25 Years of Champions
Kris Studios of Chicago
Colors of the Cycle MC
What Kinky People Are Reading
Online Art Exhibit
Online Photography Exhibit
External links
Official website
Road Show blog
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
Official European LA&M website
The Leather Archives and Museum (LA&M), based in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, USA, has much information and details on the beginning of the leather subculture and BDSM community. The 10,000 sq. foot, two-story building houses:
- Eight exhibition galleries;
- A 1,425 sq. foot climate controlled archival storage space;
- A 164 seat auditorium;
- A 600 sq. foot reading library to house the research collections;
- Various other spaces which serve as working space for staff, volunteers and researchers.
In addition to activities in Chicago, the LA&M serves the leather world by preserving material from all leather communities, sending “traveling” exhibits around the country, and providing email and telephone research assistance.
Collections
The Leather Archives & Museum is a library, museum and archives pertaining to Leather, fetishism, sadomasochism, and alternative sexual practices. The geographic collection scope is worldwide and includes all sexual orientations and genders. The library collection contains published books, magazines, scholarly publications, films and electronic resources related to the subject matter. The museum collection contains original erotic art and artifacts from alternative sex organizations and individuals. The archival collection contains unpublished papers and records from notable activists, artists, businesses and organizations related to the subject matter.
Notable library resources include the writings of the Marquis de Sade, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Laura Antoniou, John Preston and Larry Townsend. Complete sets of Drummer Magazine, Bound & Gagged, SandMutopia Guardian and other periodicals are also availabe in the library.
Notable museum artifacts include original works by Tom of Finland, the largest collection of original Etienne works in the world, historic sadomasochism and sexual devices, and colors (patches worn on the back of leather vests) from hundreds of existing and former Gay and Lesbian motorcycle clubs, leather clubs and sex clubs. A complete inventory of photographs taken by Kris Studios, a legendary publisher of physique photographs in the 1950s also resides at the LA&M.
Notable archival collections include the papers of Tony DeBlase, Joseph Bean, Jim Kane, Leondard Dworkin and the records of The National Leather Association, International Mr. Leather, and The Mineshaft.
Access
The museum exhibitions and library are open to the public (18 years and older) during regular museum hours. Archival collections are made available by appointment to bona fide researchers.
History
In August 1991, the LA&M was incorporated in the state of Illinois. From that date until May 1993, the Leather Archives was, in effect, an idea struggling to take form. In 1993, 1994 and 1995, the LA&M existed as a growing collection and appeared in public only as exhibits at International Mr. Leather in Chicago (plus a couple of abortive attempts to appear on the road). In fact, most members of the Leather Communities of the world - even in North America - were still unaware of the LA&M. In 1996, a storefront home for the LA&M was opened in Chicago. Much larger exhibits were mounted in this space, but the collection outgrew the space very rapidly.
In July 1997, Joseph W. Bean arrived to take on the job of Executive Director of the LA&M. Within three months, he had started a series of changing exhibits and proposed to the Board of Directors a capital campaign to raise funds to buy a building. The capital campaign was announced in December of 1997, and met with immediate success.
The LA&M moved into its permanent home in late 1999. The 10,000 sq. foot building provided for exhibits and the effective storage of the ever-growing collection of leather history. In January of 2002, Joseph Bean retired from the LA&M, and then volunteer Rick Storer was hired to continue the work started by Bean and the entire leather community. In August of 2004, the leather community made a $225,000 balloon payment to pay off the mortgage of the LA&M. Also during 2004, the exhibit space was expanded from one 2,000 sq. foot gallery to a full building tour of eight galleries.
The European travel exhibit
In 2005, a travel exhibit was for the first time in Europe for an extended time, traveling the continent organized by Matthias "Leatherbound", European coordinator for the Leather Archives and Museum.
The exhibit arrived in Europe on 30 July 2005. During 26–30 October 2005, at Leatherpride in Amsterdam, the travelling exhibit is back at Rob Amsterdam during this special season of leather, SM and fetish.
Since 2005 the roadshow places has been to may places and been seen by hundreds .. and an overwhelming response has been had - to show Leather BDSM Fetish history. / Leather Archives and Museum site in Europe
Exhibitions
The Leather Archives and Museum features several exhibitions:
- Les Farnek[1]
- Etienne [2]
- Joseph W. Bean[3]
- David Greiger[4]
- Naomi Leilani Kawkam[5]
- Kris Studios[6]
The are also several online exhibitions:
The Oral History project documenting the lives of:
The Tony DeBlase Collection
National Library Week Survey
International Mr. Leather, 25 Years of Champions
Kris Studios of Chicago
Colors of the Cycle MC
What Kinky People Are Reading
Online Art Exhibit
Online Photography Exhibit
External links
Official website
Road Show blog
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
Official European LA&M website
Lifeline Theatre
Lifeline Theatre
Lifeline Theatre was founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1983 by four Northwestern University graduates. The company moved into its permanent home in Rogers Park--a converted Commonwealth Edison substation--in 1986. The facility includes a 99-seat theatre, rehearsal and office space, a scene shop, and costume, prop, and scenery storage.
Lifeline Theatre and its artistic ensemble of writers, directors, designers and performers collaboratively develop literary adaptations and original theater. Lifeline serves 25,000 people each season running from September through August with a 3-play MainStage Season and a 3-play KidSeries season. Lifeline's Student Matinee Program serves 5,000 students each year through special weekday performances and extensive study guides.
External links
Lifeline Theatre
Lifeline Theatre was founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1983 by four Northwestern University graduates. The company moved into its permanent home in Rogers Park--a converted Commonwealth Edison substation--in 1986. The facility includes a 99-seat theatre, rehearsal and office space, a scene shop, and costume, prop, and scenery storage.
Lifeline Theatre and its artistic ensemble of writers, directors, designers and performers collaboratively develop literary adaptations and original theater. Lifeline serves 25,000 people each season running from September through August with a 3-play MainStage Season and a 3-play KidSeries season. Lifeline's Student Matinee Program serves 5,000 students each year through special weekday performances and extensive study guides.
External links
Lifeline Theatre
Rea Tajiri
Rea Tajiri
Rea Tajiri is a Japanese American video artist and filmmaker.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Rogers Park, attending Lane Tech high school until her family moved to California. She earned a BFA degree (1980) and an MFA degree (1982) from California Institute of the Arts[1] and worked as a production assistant of various film and video projects in Los Angeles and New York.
Tajiri's video art has been included in the 1989, 1991, and 1993 Whitney Biennials. She has also been exhibited at The New Museum for Contemporary Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The Guggenheim Museum, The Walker Art Museum and the Pacific Film Archives.
History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige (1991) was Tajiri's personal essay documentary about the Japanese American internment. It premiered at the 1991 Whitney Biennial and won the Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association. It also was awarded a Special Jury Prize: "New Visions Category" at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1992, and won "Best Experimental Video," Atlanta Film and Video Festival, 1992. In 1993 she made Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice, a documentary about the Nisei Japanese American human rights activist. Tajiri co-produced the documentary with Pat Saunders.
She partnered with Japanese Canadian author Kerri Sakamoto to write a coming-of-age story about a Japanese American girl in Chicago in the 1970s, resulting in Strawberry Fields, shot in 1994 with funding from CPB, NEA, and ITVS. The film stars Suzy Nakamura, James Sie, Chris Tashima and Takayo Fischer, and was completed in 1997, screening at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Festival. It also was selected to the Venice International Film Festival and won the Grand Prix at the Fukuoka Asian Film Festival[2].
Tajiri's father, Vincent Tajiri was the Photo Editor for Playboy Magazine during the 50's and 60's, her uncle, Shinkichi Tajiri is a prominent sculptor who resides in the Netherlands.
Tajiri continues to live and work in New York. She has taught filmmaking at Temple University, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and SUNY Purchase. In addition, she has been a guest speaker at UCLA, NYU, Columbia and CalArts.[3]
Awards
External links
Rea Tajiri at the Internet Movie Database
Rea Tajiri profile on Women Make Movies site
Rea Tajiri interview on WNET site
Rea Tajiri Fellowships listing on mediaartists.org
Rea Tajiri profile on electronic arts intermix
Rea Tajiri is a Japanese American video artist and filmmaker.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Rogers Park, attending Lane Tech high school until her family moved to California. She earned a BFA degree (1980) and an MFA degree (1982) from California Institute of the Arts[1] and worked as a production assistant of various film and video projects in Los Angeles and New York.
Tajiri's video art has been included in the 1989, 1991, and 1993 Whitney Biennials. She has also been exhibited at The New Museum for Contemporary Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The Guggenheim Museum, The Walker Art Museum and the Pacific Film Archives.
History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige (1991) was Tajiri's personal essay documentary about the Japanese American internment. It premiered at the 1991 Whitney Biennial and won the Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association. It also was awarded a Special Jury Prize: "New Visions Category" at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1992, and won "Best Experimental Video," Atlanta Film and Video Festival, 1992. In 1993 she made Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice, a documentary about the Nisei Japanese American human rights activist. Tajiri co-produced the documentary with Pat Saunders.
She partnered with Japanese Canadian author Kerri Sakamoto to write a coming-of-age story about a Japanese American girl in Chicago in the 1970s, resulting in Strawberry Fields, shot in 1994 with funding from CPB, NEA, and ITVS. The film stars Suzy Nakamura, James Sie, Chris Tashima and Takayo Fischer, and was completed in 1997, screening at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Festival. It also was selected to the Venice International Film Festival and won the Grand Prix at the Fukuoka Asian Film Festival[2].
Tajiri's father, Vincent Tajiri was the Photo Editor for Playboy Magazine during the 50's and 60's, her uncle, Shinkichi Tajiri is a prominent sculptor who resides in the Netherlands.
Tajiri continues to live and work in New York. She has taught filmmaking at Temple University, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and SUNY Purchase. In addition, she has been a guest speaker at UCLA, NYU, Columbia and CalArts.[3]
Awards
- 1992 International Documentary Association, Distinguished Achievement Award – History and Memory
- 1992 San Francisco International Film Festival, Special Jury Award: New Visions Category -- "History and Memory"
- 1992 Atlanta Film & Video Festival, Best Experimental Video -- "History and Memory"
- 1998 Fukuoka Asian Film Festival, Grand Prix – Strawberry Fields
External links
Rea Tajiri at the Internet Movie Database
Rea Tajiri profile on Women Make Movies site
Rea Tajiri interview on WNET site
Rea Tajiri Fellowships listing on mediaartists.org
Rea Tajiri profile on electronic arts intermix
WLUW
WLUW
WLUW is an independent community radio station serving Chicago, Illinois and its northern suburbs. It styles itself as 88.7 Listener Supported Community Radio. Loyola University Chicago ceased funding WLUW in 2002, turning over operational control of the station to WBEZ, though the station still broadcasts from Loyola's Rogers Park campus. WLUW is now financially independent. WLUW has two full-time staffers, and a volunteer staff of nearly 200.
On July 13, 2007, an article (Back To School) in the Chicago Sun-Times revealed that Loyola is terminating its relationship with WBEZ and taking back control of the station in June of 2008.
The future of the station's programming is uncertain at this point, as reported in Time Out Chicago (WLUW: Now with less community?) and Chicagoist (WLUW: WTF?), however, it is certain that the station's two full-time employees (Station Manager Craig Kois and Program
Director Shawn Campbell) will be leaving. Loyola has posted some information here.
While most of WLUW's programming is an alternative radio format with various DJs, there are many community, genre, news and specialty shows. Some standouts include:
WLUW is also known for its Record Fairs. Two are held each year; one a stand-alone event, and one at the Pitchfork Music Festival (formerly the Intonation Music Festival).
Previous Format
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the station had a pop music format (High Energy 88-7 FM and then Energy 88-7 FM), modeled after commercial radio stations such as WBBM-FM, with a full staff of student disc jockeys and news anchors/reporters.
Many of its alumni went on to professional broadcasting careers, including:
External links
Official website
Query the FCC's FM station database for WLUW
Radio Locator information on WLUW
WLUW is an independent community radio station serving Chicago, Illinois and its northern suburbs. It styles itself as 88.7 Listener Supported Community Radio. Loyola University Chicago ceased funding WLUW in 2002, turning over operational control of the station to WBEZ, though the station still broadcasts from Loyola's Rogers Park campus. WLUW is now financially independent. WLUW has two full-time staffers, and a volunteer staff of nearly 200.
On July 13, 2007, an article (Back To School) in the Chicago Sun-Times revealed that Loyola is terminating its relationship with WBEZ and taking back control of the station in June of 2008.
The future of the station's programming is uncertain at this point, as reported in Time Out Chicago (WLUW: Now with less community?) and Chicagoist (WLUW: WTF?), however, it is certain that the station's two full-time employees (Station Manager Craig Kois and Program
Director Shawn Campbell) will be leaving. Loyola has posted some information here.
While most of WLUW's programming is an alternative radio format with various DJs, there are many community, genre, news and specialty shows. Some standouts include:
- Radio One Chicago, hosted by Billy Oaks and Sean Morrison (features Chicago's Local Music Scene)
- Abstract Science, hosted by Chris Widman
- Think Pink, Chicago's only all music radio show for the GLBT community, hosted by Erik and Ruth.
- The Hump Day Dance Party, hosted by Dr. Drase and Rev. Michael Flavor
- The Drinking and Writing Brewery, hosted by Neo-Futurists Steve Mosqueda and Sean Benjamin
- Rock Sin Anestesia, Latin Alternative
- New Orleans Music Hour, "Chicago's weekly Mardi Gras party" hosted by Tom Jackson. Now in its 10th year.
- Sunday Sports Shootout[1], Sports Talk at 11am Sundays hosted by Danny Carlino, Darrell Horwitz, and Katie Toolan
- Outside the Loop RADIO: Chicago's Almost Above-Ground Audio Magazine[2], with Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann at 6pm every Friday night
WLUW is also known for its Record Fairs. Two are held each year; one a stand-alone event, and one at the Pitchfork Music Festival (formerly the Intonation Music Festival).
Previous Format
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the station had a pop music format (High Energy 88-7 FM and then Energy 88-7 FM), modeled after commercial radio stations such as WBBM-FM, with a full staff of student disc jockeys and news anchors/reporters.
Many of its alumni went on to professional broadcasting careers, including:
- Ernie Manouse, Emmy nominated and Katie Award winning TV Interviewer/Producer of the PBS show InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse
- Maureen Maher, now a news correspondent with CBS News' 48 Hours
- Susan Carlson, now a WBBM-TV Anchorwoman in Chicago
- Diane Carbonara, an award-winning news producer for WFLD-TV in Chicago, and a former anchorwoman with WIFR-TV in Rockford, Illinois and WMTV-TV in Madison, Wisconsin
- Jeff Hagedorn, a play-by-play announcer for the Houston Rockets and Houston Comets
- Lou Canellis, a Chicago TV sports and entertainment personality with Chicagoland Television (CLTV) and WLS-TV
External links
Official website
Query the FCC's FM station database for WLUW
Radio Locator information on WLUW
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