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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 ] During the 1992 American recession, the company encountered financial difficulty, entered bankruptcy and was sold to Gordon Brothers , but ultimately survived in a ...
The shop and affiliated Kalo Arts and Crafts Community House, a practicing school and workshop noted for silver and jewelry in nearby Park Ridge, Illinois, were founded in 1900 by a group of six young women who had trained at the Art Institute of Chicago. Clara Pauline Barck Welles (1868-1965) was the group's leader and most notable member. [2]
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The Haskell-Barker-Atwater Buildings at 20, 22 & 28 Wabash Avenue are part of the Jewelers Row District, as well as being designated Chicago Landmarks themselves. The Jewelers Row District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States .
Swedish American Museum is a museum of Swedish American topics and the Swedish emigration to the United States, located in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. The Swedish American Museum in Chicago was founded by Kurt Mathisson in 1976. It moved to its current location on 5211 North Clark Street in 1987.
Scandinavians in Chicago: The Origins of White Privilege in Modern America is a 2019 non-fiction history book by Erika K. Jackson, published by University of Illinois Press. The work describes how Scandinavian Americans were initially seen as not being at the top of the U.S. racial hierarchy but that this perception changed by the 1880s. [ 1 ]
Yorktown Center is a shopping mall located in the village of Lombard, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, United States.The mall features JCPenney and Von Maur anchors, as well as an 18-screen dine-in AMC Theatres on an outparcel.
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