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Gustavus Franklin Swift. Gustavus Franklin Swift, Sr. (June 24, 1839 – March 29, 1903) was an American business executive. He founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. He is credited with the development of the first practical ice-cooled railroad car, which allowed his ...
The Swift House is a historic house at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois. The house was built in 1892 for Edward Morris and his wife Helen Swift Morris. Both of the owners had close ties to Chicago's meatpacking industry; Edward was the president of Morris & Company, while Helen was the daughter ...
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 1947. The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was operated by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into a centralized processing area. By the 1890s, the railroad capital behind the ...
Porter Jarvis. Porter Maxwell Jarvis (6 November 1902 in Clarksburg, West Virginia – 23 December 1991 in Tubac, Arizona) was a prominent Chicago businessman and leader in the American meat-packing industry. He was president and then chairman of the board of Swift & Co., 1955 to 1967. [1] During his years as president and chairman, Swift & Co ...
41°54′21″N 87°37′43″W / 41.9059°N 87.6285°W / 41.9059; -87.6285. The Pump Room was a restaurant established on October 1, 1938 by Ernie Byfield. It closed in 2017, then reopened under different names. [1] It is located in the Ambassador Chicago hotel, formerly known as the Ambassador East, on the northeast corner of ...
Smyth is a restaurant located in Chicago. [1][2][3] Alongside Alinea, Smyth is one of two restaurants in Chicago with three Michelin stars. Smyth is located on the second floor, above a bar called The Loyalist, also operated by Smyth's owners. [4][5] According to the Michelin Guide, "The very chic Smyth with its lounge styling and open kitchen ...
In August 1943, John Sexton & C.o purchased the J.C. Stewart Company, an institutional wholesaler, coffee roaster and spice blender located in Pittsburgh. Stewart Company had annual sales of $2 million, had extensive coffee roasting facilities, and was a leading processor of maraschino cherries and spices.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce; Chili's restaurant. Taylor Swift turns 34 on Dec. 13—and Chili's just pitched itself as the location for the pop star's birthday dinner hosted by Travis Kelce.. On ...