AUG 23 – Virtual Tour: The Dark History of Madison Street

On the heels of our recent virtual edition of the long-running Darker Side of Taylor Street, we’re pleased to present the all new Dark History of Madison Street! From the loop to west town, follow along as we bring you tales of murder, mayhem, bizarre bars, antique serial killers, early Chicago ghostlore, riots, rallies, gangsters, and more!

Tour guide Adam Selzer iis the host of the Cemetery Mixtape and Mysterious Chicago podcasts, and is the author of several Chicago History books, such as MYSTERIOUS CHICAGO, HH HOLMES: THE TRUE HISTORY and an upcoming “Who’s Who” book for Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery. He’s a regular on TV, as well, talking strange history on such shows as American Ripper, Mysteries at the Museum, Haunted History, Monumental Mysteries, and more.

While a few of these tales have come up on other tours among the 30+ virtual tours he’s run since March, for THE DARK HISTORY OF MADISON STREET, he’s digging deep into his files for stories that have never been on one of his tours before!

HOW TO WATCH – it’s easy!
– The event is a no-live-audience virtual tour; it will be broadcast live via Facebook Live on the Mysterious Chicago facebook page. ( http://www.facebook.com/mysteriouschicago )

– ALL YOU HAVE TO DO is be on that page after the broadcast starts (we usually start shortly before the scheduled start time and give people a few minutes to join in), then click “play” on the video. You won’t need a code or to log in.

– If you “like” the Mysterious Chicago page you can set it to notify you when the page starts broadcasting! And if you want practice, or to make sure it works on your system, we broadcast “mini tours”� nearly every day at 10am central.

-The event is free to watch. No tickets or codes will be required. Donations are suggested either via the eventbrite page, venmo (adamchicago), paypal (adam@mysteriouschicago.com) or by joining patreon.com/adamchicago.

– If you miss it, never fear – it’ll be on the “videos” section of the facebook page for some time after the live broadcast.

If you aren’t familiar with FB live and can’t seem to get it to work, here are some trouble shooting tips:
– There is no special code or special link, and you won’t be asked for a ticket. Just be on the main Mysterious Chicago Facebook page. (not the event page or an old post, just regular old http://facebook.com/mysteriouschicago )
– If you are on the site and don’t see “Happening Now”� or “Mysterious Chicago is Live”� try refreshing and scrolling down a bit. Or restarting your app.
– Similarly, if you’re watching and it freezes or you lose the audio, refresh the page or restart your app.
– And make sure you’re not mistaking the date or time zone! We regularly get comments from people who are trying to watch on the wrong date or time. All times are central.
– Beware of spam and scam sites!
– Note that clicking “follow”� on the eventbrite page only means that you’re now following this company on eventbrite, and will get notices about new event postings. The button doesn’t do anything particular to the event. You don’t have to push it.
– If none of this works for you, you may have connection, device or settings issues. Consult facebook.com/help.

Under Section 4-156-720 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, this performing arts venue may not charge an admission fee, minimum purchase requirement, membership fee, or other fee or charge imposed for the privilege of entering the premises. Any donations are purely voluntary