Introduction: The hidden history tour begins -- The story begins, way up yonder in the cabbage patch -- Give me that old-time religion -- There is a tavern in the town : the saloons and breweries of Old Town -- A hot time in Old Town : the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 -- From resting place to recreation space -- Hollywood by the lake -- Gay Old Town -- Telephones, technology, and the shady ladies of Old Town -- Leo Weissenborn, 1877-1967 : just an ordinary (Old Town) man -- Extraordinary people -- Wells Street, that swell street -- The haunting