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Margie’s Candies is the name of two popular confectioneries on the north side of Chicago. Owned by the same family, each one is part candy store and part sit-down ice cream parlor. The older of the two establishments has been operating at the same location for over a century and is widely considered a "Chicago legend". [1]
The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. [2] With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, [ 3 ] it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States [ 4 ] and the region most connected to the city through geographic ...
The building was completed in 1887, and served as Charles F. Gunther's candy, pastry, and ice cream factory and salesroom. [2] [4] [5] The building opened May 18, 1887. [2]The building was originally 6 stories and its address was 212 State Street under the pre-1911 Downtown Chicago street numbering system.
Michael Wolfe of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn decided to craft a gingerbread copy of the 1929 Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Fort Greene, the tallest building in the borough at 512 feet until 2009.
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Amy's Candy Bar is a confectionery store located in Chicago. The store was opened in June 2011 and is owned by Amy Hansen, a graduate of Chicago's French Pastry School. The store is well known for its caramels which are made in house. The store has been recognized by Food & Wine and was also featured on the talk show Steve Harvey.
Since the 1880s, Chicago has also been home to firms in other areas of the food processing industry, including cereals, baked goods, and candy. [2] In the twenty-first century, companies such as The Kraft Heinz Company, Wrigley, Sara Lee, and Tootsie Roll Industries, all maintain operations within the Chicago metropolitan area.
The Curtiss Candy Company was an American confectionery brand and a former company based in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1916 by Otto Schnering near Chicago, Illinois . Wanting a more "American-sounding" name (due to anti-German sentiment during World War I ), Schnering named his company using his mother's maiden name.