{"id":302,"date":"2017-10-07T20:28:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T20:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakeshoremusicstudio.com\/blog\/?p=302"},"modified":"2017-10-07T21:48:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-07T21:48:10","slug":"location-of-lsms-in-relation-to-great-chicago-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lakeshoremusicstudio.com\/blog\/location-of-lsms-in-relation-to-great-chicago-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Location of LSMS in Relation to Great Chicago Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This map shows the current location of The Lake Shore Music Studio at Sandburg Village in relation to The Great Chicago Fire of\u00a0October 8, 1871.<\/p>\n

The pink area on this edited map indicates the area that was burned north of the river.<\/p>\n

You can click on this link to see more of the map and read more about the Great Chicago Fire.<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s fun to put yourself in history. Look around and imagine how much has changed.<\/p>\n

The people escaping the flames on that early fall day could hardly imagine what the city would ultimately become.<\/p>\n

Study the map and note that Clark Street north of North Avenue was called Green Bay Road. Where it intersects with Lincoln was called Little Fort Road.<\/p>\n

Much of the “Gold Coast” area to the east including the Cardinal’s Residence was part of the Catholic Cemetery.<\/p>\n

Did you know that Mary Todd Lincoln, widow of the slain President Abraham Lincoln was living in Chicago and escaped the fire with her son Robert by going to the lake?<\/p>\n

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Madison and Wells Street after the Great Chicago Fire<\/p><\/div>\n

Take a minute to listen to these two songs<\/a> written shortly afterwards “Passing Through the Fire” and “Pity the Homeless.”<\/p>\n

The song that might be the most popular is “There’ll Be a Hot Time in the old Town Tonight.”<\/p>\n

This song was already well known but was adapted to commemorate the disaster.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately its popularity was helpful in continuing the myth that the fire was caused by Mrs. O’Leary and her cow.\u00a0 Mrs O’Leary was ultimately exonerated by the City Council in 1997.<\/p>\n

Here are the lyrics from the popular Chicago version of the song.<\/p>\n

\u201cLate one night,
\nWhen we were all in bed,
\nOld Mother Leary
\nLeft a lantern in the shed;
\nAnd when the cow kicked it over,
\nShe winked her eye and said,
\n\u2018There\u2019ll be a hot time
\nIn the old town, tonight.\u2019”<\/p>\n