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Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2020; Randall, Frank Alfred (1999). History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252024160; Sinkevitch, Alice (2004). AIA Guide to Chicago (2nd ed.).
The rabbi's son started peddling the brooms he made at home out of a horse and cart he drove through the teeming busy streets of 1890s Chicago. By the 1920s, William owned a broom factory in ...
The College Inn was a popular venue for musicians to perform. [12] The hotel, for years, anchored a vibrant district of the city full of popular theaters, restaurants, and hotels. [2] It attracted many celebrities. [14] It was also a popular gathering place for politicians who worked at nearby Chicago City Hall. [12]
City of Chicago decided; overturns city handgun ban. [61] Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup. City of Chicago Data Portal launched. Population: 2,695,598. [70] 2011 February 2: 900 cars abandoned on Lake Shore Drive due to Blizzard. March 30: Last of Cabrini Green towers torn down. Rahm Emanuel becomes mayor. Population: 8,707,120; metro ...
William R. Host; Brooke Ahne Portmann: Early Chicago Hotels, Charleston, SC 2006, pages 33–35 . L.: New Bismarck-Hotel in Chicago. Moderne deutsche Einrichtungskunst in Amerika. In: Innendekoration 38.1927, pages 254–272. Meg McSherry Breslin: Bringing Back The Bismarck Hotel. Historic Inn’s New Owners Hope To Recapture The Past.
11 South LaSalle Street Building or Eleven South LaSalle Street Building (formerly Roanoke Building and Tower and originally Lumber Exchange Building and Tower Addition or simply the Roanoke Building and Lumber Exchange Building) is a Chicago Landmark building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and that is located at 11 South LaSalle Street in the Loop community area of ...
Between 1870 and 1900, Chicago grew from a city of 299,000 to nearly 1.7 million and was the fastest-growing city in world history. Chicago's flourishing economy attracted huge numbers of new immigrants from Eastern and Central Europe, especially Jews, Poles, and Italians, along with many smaller groups.
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