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  2. Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    The Gold Coast neighborhood grew in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire. In 1882, millionaire Potter Palmer moved to the area from the Prairie Avenue neighborhood on the city's south side. He filled in a swampy area which later became Lake Shore Drive, and built the Palmer Mansion , a forty-two room castle-like structure designed by Henry Ives ...

  3. Henry Horner Homes - Wikipedia

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    Henry Horner Homes was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located in the Near West Side community area on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The original section of Henry Horner Homes was bordered by Oakley Boulevard to the west, Washington Boulevard to the south, Hermitage Avenue to the east, and Lake ...

  4. Tenement housing in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago tenements inhabited in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were limited to bare necessities and were often overcrowded. Even so, often bare necessities were not present in Chicago tenements, furthering the poor quality of life and sanitary conditions. By the beginning of the 20th century, housing reformers noted that "'bath and ...

  5. Iroquois Theatre fire - Wikipedia

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    Despite being billed as "absolutely fireproof" in advertisements and playbills, [12] numerous deficiencies in fire readiness were apparent in the theater building. An editor of Fireproof Magazine toured the Iroquois during construction and noted "the absence of an intake, or stage draft shaft; the exposed reinforcement of the arch; [13] the presence of wood trim on everything and the ...

  6. What You Need to Know About Belly Button Piercings - AOL

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    How much do belly button piercings cost? Belly button piercings usually cost somewhere between $30 and $100, Kelly says. But keep in mind that you should tip your piercer as well.

  7. His wife adored the holidays. Days after she died, he found ...

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    The 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has sentimental roots.. The tree was planted by the Albert family back in 1967 in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, when Earl Albert and his late wife ...

  8. History of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Most of the city burned in the 1871 Great Chicago Fire. The damage from the fire was immense since 300 people died, 18,000 buildings were destroyed, and nearly 100,000 of the city's 300,000 residents were left homeless. Several key factors exacerbated the spread of the fire. Most of Chicago's buildings and sidewalks were then constructed of wood.

  9. What Queen Elizabeth Wrote in Her Final Diary Entry - AOL

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    3,700 return after Malibu fire, but 'a lot of work' ahead, fire official says. News. Associated Press. Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture.