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  2. Montgomery Ward Company Complex - Wikipedia

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    May 17, 2000 (Catalog House only) The Montgomery Ward Company Complex is the former national headquarters of Montgomery Ward , the United States' oldest mail order firm. The property is located along the North Branch of the Chicago River at 618 W. Chicago Avenue in Near North Side , Chicago , Illinois .

  3. State Street (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago - State Street at Madison Street, 1897. The northern portion of the Vincennes Trace or Vincennes Trail, a buffalo (bison) migration route and a Native American trail which ran some 250 miles to Vincennes, Indiana, was called Hubbard's Trace or Hubbard's Trail since it connected Chicago with Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard's more southerly trading outposts.

  4. Archer Avenue - Wikipedia

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    Historically, this section of Archer was a part of Illinois Route 4, the original 1924 highway connecting St. Louis and Chicago. [4] In 1926, Route 4 was rerouted to the north side of the Des Plaines River on an alignment that subsequently became U.S. Route 66, and its former route on Archer was redesignated as Illinois Route 4A. [5]

  5. This Woodland Chinese restaurant is said to be the oldest in ...

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    The dive on Woodland’s Main Street may be the United States ... though owners Paul and Nancy Fong give a date of 1903. Either way, Chicago Cafe is now believed to ... Address: 2319 K St., Suite ...

  6. Illinois Route 17 - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Route 17 (IL 17) is a rural, arterial east–west state highway that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi River [3] to State Road 2 west of Lowell, Indiana. It is 209.40 miles (337.00 km) long.

  7. 214 South State Street - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Northbrook Court - Wikipedia

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    Northbrook Court is located on Lake Cook Road (Cook County Trunk Highway A50), between the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 94/294) and Edens Expressway (Interstate 94/U.S. Highway 41). It is approximately 25 miles from downtown Chicago and approximately four to 12 miles from the nine communities that make up the North Shore and is accessible via ...

  9. State Street Bridge (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    The Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge, also known as the State Street Bridge, is a bridge that carries State Street across the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. [ 1 ] History