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United States historic place Loop Retail Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district State Street in 1907 Show map of Chicago metropolitan area Show map of Illinois Show map of the United States Location Chicago, Illinois Coordinates 41°53′N 87°38′W / 41.883°N 87.633°W / 41.883; -87.633 Area 26 acres (11 ha) Built 1871 Architect ...
Chicago's address system has been standardized as beginning at the intersection of State and Madison Streets since September 1, 1909. [75] Prior to that time, Chicago's street system was a hodgepodge of various systems which had resulted from the different municipalities that Chicago annexed in the late 19th century. [75]
They issued their first retail catalog in 1893, which coincided with the World's Columbian Exposition. [1] Later, company president Walter C. Peacock became an important figure in Chicago and Illinois sporting circles. The Peacock family sold the company to Dayton-Hudson in 1969. [2]
CBD Architects, also known as Chicago Building Design, P.C., is an American commercial architecture firm specializing in hospitality design.Founded in Chicago (1998), CBD has diversified to offices in Miami and New Orleans, with licensed architects in nine states: Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New York, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Cresco's initial retail locations, all in Illinois, were licensed for Joliet, Kankakee, and Lincoln, and were operational by the end of 2015. [8] The company operated cultivation facilities beginning in November 2015, with its first retail cannabis sales occurring in January 2016. [5] At the start of 2018, Cresco employed roughly 100 people.
The Catalog House was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 17, 2000. [7] In later years, Montgomery Ward and Company added several warehouses and parking structures, followed by a 26-story office building in 1972, designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the former World Trade Center towers in New York City. [4] [5]
On April 18, 2018, it was announced that the Carson's store would be closing because parent company The Bon-Ton Stores was going out of business. The store closed on August 29, 2018. [9] On June 17, 2020, plans were announced for Dick's Sporting Goods to open in the lower level of the former Carson's space. [10] The store opened on August 6 ...
Goldblatt's was an American chain of local discount stores that operated in Chicago, Illinois, as well as Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.Founded in 1914, the chain grew to more than twenty stores at its peak, gradually closing some stores in the 1990s and selling others to Ames before finally closing completely in 2000.