Holy Name Cathedral

The story

The cornerstone of Chicago's most important Catholic cathedral still bears bullet holes from the 1926 gangland assassination of Hymie Weiss.

Everything that was here

• 1875–present · still open

  Holy Name CathedralChurch

  The cornerstone of Chicago's most important Catholic cathedral still bears bullet holes from the 1926 gangland assassination of Hymie Weiss.

  See the map in 1876 →
• 1852–2006

  Marshall Field and CompanyDepartment Store

  Home to the world's largest Tiffany mosaic ceiling with 1.6 million pieces of iridescent glass.

  See the map in 1853 →
• 1896–1976

  Schofield's Flower ShopFlorist

  Chicago's most dangerous florist shop served as the headquarters for the North Side Gang and witnessed the murder that ignited the bloody Beer Wars.

  See the map in 1897 →

Nearby history