Past Chicago - Chicago History app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 2474 ratings )
Reference Education
Developer: Mike Ferrara
Free
Current version: 2.011, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 31 Mar 2012
App size: 47.45 Mb

Explore Chicago history in a new and exciting way!

* NEW -- Story of Chicago (iPad only, coming soon to iPhone) - Animated interactive e-book, for all ages, telling the story of Chicago from the 1600s on!
* View historic photos of places and people like never before.
* See exactly where each photo was taken in a familiar Map view.
* Learn more about the photo and the history behind it.
* See old photos side by side with current photos and see how things have changed (or how they havent)!
* Browse through old illustrations of Chicago from a time before photographs. Look at old advertisements, people, and buildings.
* Each photos location is plotted on a Map to easily locate a specific place, and is also available in a list format.
* Share your favorite photos on Twitter & Facebook!
* Historic map view - See a map of Chicago from 1857 on top of the normal map! See the streets, street names and overview of the city as it was long ago.
* Videos - Browse through old videos of events and Chicago

On iPad Version -

* Then & Now - view many historic photos side-by-side with a current photo of the same building or location.
* Illustrations, People, Ads - When there werent pictures, there were drawings. Most of the Illustrations here were created over 100 years ago and show parts of Chicago we dont have photos of.


For the best experience, use on Wifi. Internet connection required for most content.