Resurrection Mary: The Phantom Hitchhiker of Chicago’s Haunted Roads

Chicago’s Vanishing Hitchhiker and the Ghost Who Walks Archer Avenue

In the early decades of the twentieth century, Chicago was a city in transition. The 1930s brought the hardships of the Great Depression, but also the vibrancy of a restless population seeking release in dance halls, taverns, and roadside attractions. Archer Avenue, a long stretch of road running southwest from the city into the countryside, became one …