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Lincoln's work as an everyman's store clerk and trustworthy business owner helped lead to his nickname as "Honest Abe". [17] [18] [19] The 1930 film Abraham Lincoln features Lincoln's time as a storekeeper at the Lincoln-Berry store during the first act. The 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair included a replica building exhibit of the Lincoln ...
The Lincoln Imp at Lincoln College Oxford is a reference to the origins of the college, Lincoln. This has given rise to a traditional Oxford expression: 'to look on someone like the Imp looks over Lincoln' (a variant of the older proverb discussed above) as well as giving rise to the title of the college's undergraduate newspaper: The Lincoln ...
The Shoppes at Grand Prairie is an outdoor lifestyle center in Peoria, Illinois, United States, which opened in April 2003. It features Dick's Sporting Goods, Marshalls and many more stores. Original stores include Bergner's, Galyan's, Borders, and Linens N Things.
Inside of the fenced area is the replica blacksmith shop, the John Deere House and the visitor center which is a gift shop. Also on the grounds is a building which houses the 1960s archaeological dig site. [7] The blacksmith shop is a replica of the original Deere Shop, unearthed during the 1960s dig. The shop recreates Deere's shop and ...
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is preparing to open a Thrift Store and Donation Center in Crossroads Centre at 10850 Lincoln Trail, suite 2, in Fairview Heights.
Circuit City opened in the area around the mall on November 24, [17] and a ten-screen movie theater, one of Marcus Theatres' first Illinois locations, opened at the mall on December 10. [18] The same year, Sears closed its chain of catalog outlet stores, [ 19 ] leaving a space which was filled by a Macy's Close-Out store and later by JCPenney.
In 1837, Lincoln moved to Springfield from New Salem at the start of his law career. He met his wife, Mary Todd, at her sister's home in Springfield and married there in 1842. The historic-site house at 413 South Eighth Street at the corner of Jackson Street, bought by Lincoln and his wife in 1844, was the only home that Lincoln ever owned.
The Shops at North Bridge, once known as Westfield North Bridge, is an upscale, urban retail-entertainment district in Chicago, Illinois, located at 520 N. Michigan Avenue. Its anchor store is Nordstrom. Its name alludes first to its location within the nine-block North Bridge complex and to the literal distinction of the shopping center ...