Stories by Masha Dolgoff

Ask Geoffrey: The Sears Sunken Garden

(WTTW News)

Geoffrey Baer explores the past, present and future of a historic West Side garden in North Lawndale.

Ask Geoffrey: The Peter Schuttler Wagon Works

Geoffrey Baer has the story of a famous wagon supply company once based in Chicago. 

Ask Geoffrey: The Fritz Reuter Monument

(WTTW News)

Two famous Germans take up permanent residence in Chicago, only to witness the evolution of a West Side neighborhood. Geoffrey Baer goes long on two enduring Humboldt Park statues.