Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Chicago, 1959
1 2021-02-08T14:57:23-06:00 Dan Harper eff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452 26 3 Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and Illinois Governor William Stratton welcome Queen Elizabeth II in Grant Park. Excerpt from “Queen’s Visit to Chicago,” RJD_04_02_0000_0000_359. Richard J. Daley collection, University of Illinois Chicago. plain 2021-04-29T12:54:18-05:00 RJD_04_02_0000_0000_359 1959 Dan Harper eff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452This page is referenced by:
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One of the things that amazed me was that he enjoyed every event. It could be the one-hundredth parade of the year and you would think that it truly was the first one. He loved people. He loved parades. He loved the excitement. He loved his job.
Patricia Daley-Martino, daughter of Richard J. Daley, interview excerpt, June 12, 2002Parades and special events
A small sample of the hundreds of special events attended by Mayor Daley:Entertainers and celebrities
Dignitaries
The [United States] State Department and other people always knew that they could bring people to Chicago. That was because they would get the best reception of all, the most lavish dinners, and the biggest parades. That was because they knew they could count on Richard J. Daley to put on a good performance. With New York, there was the first time around with the astronauts, sure. But then, after the second, third, and fourth ones, they didn’t. Chicago always still got them because we still put on a good show. He just loved showing off his city.
Ed Bedore, City Budget Director, May 18, 2009Queen Elizabeth II visits Chicago
In July 1959, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom visited Chicago as part of a tour to celebrate the opening of the St. Lawrence seaway:
More scenes from the Queen's visit:
