Tuesday, August 25, 2020

August 25, 1900 -- Coliseum Dedicated

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chuckmanchicagonostalgia.files.wordpress.com August 25, 1900 – Dedication exercises take place for the Coliseum at 1513 South Wabash Avenue...
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Monday, August 24, 2020

August 24, 1966 -- John Hancock Center Stops Work

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images.chicagohistory.org August 24, 1966 – Developers of the 100-story John Hancock Center at Michigan Avenue and Delaware Place announce ...
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Sunday, August 23, 2020

August 23, 1985 -- Navy Pier's Slow Disintegration Lamented

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  August 23, 1985 –  Under the headline “Tattered Navy Pier Finds Dance Card Empty,” the  Chicago Tribune  describes the sorry condition of ...
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Saturday, August 22, 2020

August 22, 1982 -- Wabash Avenue Strip Joint Busted

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  August 22, 1982 –  Police raid the Candy Store at 874 North Wabash Avenue at about 1:30 a.m., arresting 13 people on prostitution charges....
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Friday, August 21, 2020

August 21, 1982 -- East Delaware Place Hotel Conversion

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  chuckmannostalgia.wordpress.com August 21, 1982 –  The  Chicago Tribune  reports that the 350-room Maryland Hotel at 40 East Delaware Plac...
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Thursday, August 20, 2020

August 20, 1990 -- Standard Oil Sheds Its Carrara Marble

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images.chicagohistory.org August 20, 1990 – William Gruber, the business columnist for the Chicago Tribune , reports on what will be done wi...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

August 19, 1926 -- Chicago River Bridges Slammed by City Harbor Master

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images.chicagohistory.org August 19, 1926 – Chicago Harbor Master W. J. Lynch writes a letter to the Commissioner of Public Works, A. A. Sp...