Chicago's neighborhood, developed in the late 1800s, was first called the . It was named after one of the first multimillionaires in the United States, John Jacob Astor—even though Astor never lived in Chicago. In 1885, first mansion was built. Potter Palmer, a dry goods merchant and owner of the , built his palatial, castle-like residence on the corner of and ; inside the Palmer mansion were 42 lavishly furnished rooms, which required 26 servants to maintain. Many wealthy Chicagoans followed Palmer's lead and built mansions in the neighborhood. Several homes took up an entire city block and, as time progressed, the name was adopted. On January 30, 1978, the entire district was listed in the . Join authors Wilbert Jones, Maureen V. O'Brien, and Kathleen Willis Morton, longtime residents of the , on an engrossing journey through the neighborhood's history. Includes archival images along with the more contemporary images of photographer Bob Dowey.