Reddit reviews Richard Nickel's Chicago: Photographs of a Lost City
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They won't teach the most, but for photography and history, check out these two books on the brilliant photographer Richard Nickel:
These are my most treasured sitting on the shelf, and convinced me more than anything else did to move here.
His life story is really compelling. His wikipedia article is well worth a read.
Edit: This photo is from They All Fall Down, showing him protesting the looming demolition of the Adler & Sullivan-designed Garrick Theater. Bummed WBEZ didn't include one of these two books on the list.
These are my favorites for historical photos of Chicago, especially the first one, I've spent entire weekends browsing that site. :\
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=273147&page=16
http://forgottenchicago.com/columns/
If you books on the history of Chicago, Richard Cahan is one of my favorites, look him up on amazon, They All Fall Down (about Richard Nickel) and Photograph's of a Lost City are 2 of my favorites
http://www.amazon.com/Richard-Nickels-Chicago-Photographs-Lost/dp/0978545028/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1310088319&sr=8-6