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  2. Timeline of Chicago history - Wikipedia

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    July 27, the Chicago race riot of 1919. Real estate broker Archibald Teller opened the first Fannie May candy store. 1920: Population: 2,701,705. [37] 1921 Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre built, (later the Chicago Theatre). Field Museum of Natural History relocates to Chicago Park District. [37] Street-widening and street-opening projects ...

  3. Rubloff Company - Wikipedia

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    The company was established in 1930 by Arthur Rubloff, who was responsible for some of the most notable and successful real estate developments in Chicago, including The Brunswick Building, the Greyhound Bus Terminal, Evergreen Plaza Shopping Center and the Carl Sandburg Village. Rubloff was involved in hundreds of real estate deals during his ...

  4. Forsalebyowner.com - Wikipedia

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    Forsalebyowner.com is the United States largest "by owner" real estate website. It provides a real estate advertising and information service that charges a flat fee to property owners who advertise their property on the company’s Website. It created a business model that competed directly with traditional real estate firms, connecting buyers ...

  5. Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago [a] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census, [9] it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.

  6. Palmolive Building - Wikipedia

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    The building was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2000, [4] and it was added to the federal National Register of Historic Places in 2003. In 2001, the building was sold to developer Draper and Kramer who, with Booth Hansen Architects, converted it to residential use, with the first two floors dedicated to upscale office and retail space.

  7. Motor Row District - Wikipedia

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    The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago's Near South Side community area.Motor Row includes buildings on Michigan Avenue between 2200 and 2500 south, directly west of McCormick Place convention center, and 1444, 1454, 1737, 1925, 2000 S. Michigan Ave., as well as 2246-3453 S. Indiana Ave., and 2211-47 S. Wabash Ave. [2] The district was built between 1905 and 1936 by a number ...

  8. History of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Between 1870 and 1900, Chicago grew from a city of 299,000 to nearly 1.7 million and was the fastest-growing city in world history. Chicago's flourishing economy attracted huge numbers of new immigrants from Eastern and Central Europe, especially Jews, Poles, and Italians, along with many smaller groups.

  9. West Loop–LaSalle Street Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Building 1905 [72] 14 [72] Yes 223 West Jackson Boulevard Brooks Building. 1910 [73] 12 [73] Yes 216 West Jackson Boulevard Jackson-Quincy Court 1900 / 1931 [74] 10 [74] Yes 209 West Jackson Boulevard McKinlock Building 1893 / 1918 [75] 12 [75] Yes 200 West Jackson Boulevard 1970 [76] 28 [76] No [76] 175 West ...