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The hotel closed abruptly on December 21,1967, following bankruptcy proceedings. [20] [21] The hotel had stopped catering to the "carriage trade" and tried to gain convention business, which effort failed. [20] The building was leased to Loyola University in the fall of 1968, for use as a dormitory to house 300 students. By January 31, 1969 ...
The Marshall Field and Company Building is a National Historic Landmark retail building on State Street in Chicago, Illinois.Now housing Macy's State Street, the Beaux-Arts and Commercial style complex was designed by architect Daniel Burnham and built in two stages—north end in 1901–02 (including columned entrance) and south end in 1905–06.
On the day of his funeral, all the stores along State Street, big and small, closed and the Chicago Board of Trade suspended afternoon trading in his honor. [5] The board of Marshall Field and Company appointed John G. Shedd , (1850–1926), whom Field had once called "the greatest merchant in the United States", to serve as the company's new ...
In 1979, Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne converted the downtown portion into a pedestrian mall with only bus traffic allowed. Mayor Richard M. Daley oversaw the State Street Revitalization Project and on November 15, 1996, the street was reopened to traffic. [6] In addition, the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line serves State Street and the elevated ...
A Chicago-based investment firm bought the mall in May for $14.8 million. New stores, hotel, housing eyed to revitalize Indian River Mall and surrounding area Skip to main content
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.
Scott Gediman, Yosemite Park public information officer, speaks during the dedication of the 1917 Chinese laundry building at Wawona, which was dedicated Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.
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