Description
Join EZ-Tours as we venture through one of Chicago’s well known neighborhoods, Lincoln Park. Famous for hidden gems, hired guns, and hot guitars, our guide will lead you through the neighborhood to view the unique and residential streets.
You’ll walk the footsteps of Chicago’s notorious gangsters and learn about how prohibition effected Chicago. You’ll walk through Lincoln Avenue Bar District and hope to hear the strains of blues guitars from the pubs and music venues.
- DePaul University: DePaul University has been surrounded by urban legends, including tales of ghostly sightings in its dormitories and long-standing rumors of hidden tunnels beneath the campus used during Prohibition.
- Biograph Theatre/Dillinger Alley: This historic site is infamous as the location where notorious gangster John Dillinger was fatally ambushed by FBI agents in 1934, leading to whispers of his ghost lingering in the alley.
- Kingston Mines: Known as a legendary blues club, Kingston Mines has seen its share of drama, with rumors of secret gambling operations and mob connections during its early days.
- O’Banon’s Possible Home: The suspected home of gang leader Dean O’Banion remains shrouded in speculation, with stories suggesting it served as a hub for illicit activities and violent encounters.
- Oz Park/World’s Fair: While a family-friendly park today, the area ties back to the 1893 World’s Fair, notorious for serial killer H.H. Holmes, who operated his “Murder Castle” in the area.
- Cider House: The Cider House is linked to whispers of speakeasy operations during Prohibition, surviving the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
- Valentine’s Day Massacre: On February 14, 1929, seven members of Bugs Moran’s gang were brutally executed by gunmen disguised as police officers in a garage on Chicago’s North Side. This infamous act of gang violence, widely attributed to Al Capone, marked a turning point in the city’s Prohibition-era crime wars.
- Lincoln Park Zoo: Beneath the picturesque zoo lies a darker history, as it was built on top of a former cemetery, sparking countless stories about ghostly apparitions and eerie encounters.
