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  2. Shoreland Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The Shoreland Hotel was opened in 1926 by Harry Fawcett, who reportedly spent $2 million on furnishings alone.The Shoreland Hotel maintained 1,000 guest rooms over 13 floors, a crystal ballroom, a large banquet hall with a top-notch restaurant and an immaculate lobby with 30-foot-high ceilings.

  3. Heller House - Wikipedia

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    Heller purchased land in the Hyde Park area of Chicago from Jonas Hamburger on January 2, 1895, and commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design the house in 1896. [2] A building permit was issued on July 13, 1897, at a cost of $7.70, and named William Adams as the builder. The building was constructed on the 50 by 175 feet (15 by 53 m) lot in 1897.

  4. John R. Oughton House - Wikipedia

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    The grounds of the Oughton House also hold a 110 feet (33.5 m) windmill tower. [3] The windmill was originally called the Pumping Tower and was constructed by U.S. Wind, Engine and Pump Company of Batavia, Illinois. The windmill, which provided a water system for the Oughton Estate, has an 840 ft (256 m) deep well.

  5. These smoky shish kebabs in Hyde Park are so friggin' good - AOL

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    Cafe Mediterranean, 3520 Erie Ave., Hyde Park, 513-871-8714, mediterranean-cafe.com. Highly Recommended is a weekly spotlight on some of food writer Keith Pandolfi's favorite finds as he eats his ...

  6. List of windmills in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Swearingen Windmill Industry: 1927-1930? [28] Never functional. Built as restaurant attraction in the late 1920s. Still standing. Jesuit Mill Kaskaskia: 1711 [29] Milburn Mill Kentucky: Wrecked by a storm prior to 1789 [30] Lake Zurich Mill Lake Zurich: 1850s [31] Demolished in 1858 [31] Matteson Mill Matteson: Smock: 1870s [32] Schroeder Mill ...

  7. Hyde Park, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Engraving of the Hyde Park Water Works, 1882. In 1853, Paul Cornell, a real estate speculator and cousin of Cornell University founder Ezra Cornell, purchased 300 acres (1.2 km 2) of land [9] between 51st and 55th streets along the shore of Lake Michigan, [10] with the idea of attracting other Chicago businessmen and their families to the area. [9]

  8. Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakeries - Wikipedia

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    A former Van de Kamp Holland Dutch bakery in Arcadia, CA was converted to a Denny's restaurant in 1989 and still features a fully restored windmill. [7] [8] Former Los Angeles County District Attorney (1975–81) [9] and State Attorney General [10] (1983–91), John K. Van de Kamp (D) is a nephew of the baker's co-founders.

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