Did You Know?
There was a second Chicago Fire in 1874 that caused a significant amount of damage on the near South Side. After this "little Great Fire" insurance companies threatened to desert the city unless reforms were enacted--resulting in actual enforcement of ordinances passed in 1871 and to the revamping of the Chicago Fire Department.
Very impressionable to public art, Michael poses before the 1998 Hubertus von der Goltz sculpture "The Crossing," just north of Chicago's Loop on LaSalle Street.
Services
Michael embodies a unique and remarkable blend of riveting
performer and serious scholar and weaves together fascinating stories
of the city's architecture, art treasures, and movie locations with hilarious
tales of its colorful past.
- Group Specialty Tours: See our coach and vehicle tours and walking tours, or take an urban hike.
- Exclusive Personal Tours: Not part of a large group but still want the magic of a Brainsnack Tour? Limo, CTA, and personal walking tours are available. Contact us, give us your schedule and your dream tour, and we'll work it out!
- For Local Chicagoans
- Join Michael on two fascinating trips (via digital slide presentations and lectures) through what many believe to be the greatest peacetime event in human history: Columbian Exposition of 1893 and The Midway Plaisance: Carnival and Culture.