Forgotten Chicago

{{Short description|Organization}} {{promotional|date=September 2015}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} [[File:Forchiwiki.jpg|right|thumb|277px|Forgotten Chicago logo in the [[Kabel (typeface)|Kabel]] typeface]]

'''Forgotten Chicago''' is an organization that seeks to discover and document little-known elements of [[Chicago]]'s infrastructure, [[architecture]], neighborhoods, and general cityscape, existing or historical.

The organization exposes many of these often-overlooked elements of Chicago's built environment to a wide audience to increase interest in their preservation. In addition to conducting research and publishing articles on its website, Forgotten Chicago also leads neighborhood walking tours and holds free presentations at area libraries. Forgotten Chicago has received many accolades including being named one of [[Chicago (magazine)|''Chicago'' Magazine]]'s 171 best Chicago websites in February 2008 and is featured in the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', ''[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]]'', ''[[Time Out Chicago]]'', and local radio.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-forgotten-chicagos-favo/190712701/ |title=Forgotten Chicago's favorite finds |first1=Jacob |last1=Kaplan |first2=Serhii |last2=Chrucky |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=2:6 |date=2008-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206180230/https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?clippingId=190712701 |archive-date=2026-02-06 |url-status=deviated |access-date=2026-02-06 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-historical-society/190712890/ |title=Historical Society |newspaper=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]] |page=64 |date=2009-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206180538/https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?clippingId=190712890 |archive-date=2026-02-06 |url-status=deviated |access-date=2026-02-06 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

==History== Forgotten Chicago was founded by Jacob Kaplan, Serhii Chrucky, and Corinne Aquino in November 2007.<ref name=treasure>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-the-treasure-seekers-pa/190708858/ |title=The treasure seekers |first=Steve |last=Johnson |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |pages=4:3, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-the-treasure-seekers-pa/190708916/ 5:9] ([https://archive.today/20260206-171122/https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?clippingId=190708916 archived]) |date=2008-02-27 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260206-171047/https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?clippingId=190708858 |archive-date=2026-02-06 |url-status=deviated |access-date=2026-02-06 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=bygone>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-site-keeps-citys-bygone/190709481/ |title=Site keeps city's bygone parts alive |first=Rick |last=Kogan |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=4:3 |date=2013-02-03 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260206-171640/https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?clippingId=190709481 |archive-date=2026-02-06 |url-status=deviated |access-date=2026-02-06 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

Their web presence underwent a major re-design in January 2009 with feature improvements, revised and updated content, and more ways for the public to get involved with the organization through [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]].

==See also== *[[Forgotten NY]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://forgottenchicago.com/ Forgotten Chicago] * [http://forgottenchicago.com/forum/ Forgotten Chicago] message board * [https://twitter.com/forgottenchi Forgotten Chicago Twitter]

[[Category:History websites of the United States]] [[Category:History of Chicago]] [[Category:Historic preservation organizations in the United States]] [[Category:American architectural history]] [[Category:Urban exploration in the United States]] [[Category:Organizations based in Chicago]]