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Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Monday, May 20, 2024

C.D. Peacock, Chicago. Fine Jewelry & Watches — 1837─Present

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Elijah Peacock was an English immigrant who, along with his wife, Rebecca Haylock, moved to Chicago in February 1837. Shortly after arriving...
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Friday, May 17, 2024

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago was renamed The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

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A Chicago institution's most recent name change is the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, previously known as the "Rehabilitation Institute o...
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Thursday, May 16, 2024

The Museum of Science and Industry has been renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.

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The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago In a move that will forever etch the name of a visionary philanthropist into the annals ...
Friday, January 26, 2024

Merchandise Mart in Chicago, History and Little Known Facts.

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The Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, a colossal monolith on the Chicago River, boasts a rich history as grand as scale and as v...
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Thursday, January 4, 2024

The "Beep Line" from WLS (890 AM) radio, Chicago, explained.

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The "Beep Line" on Chicago's WLS AM radio wasn't explicitly started by any one disc jockey. It was a phenomenon that emerg...
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

The Chicago Home Insurance Building: The Pioneer of Skyscraper Architecture in 1885.

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Standing tall and proud amidst the bustling streets of Chicago, the Home Insurance Building etched its name in the annals of architectural h...
Saturday, August 19, 2023

Comparative Cost of Macadamizing (Explained) and Planking the Streets of Chicago.

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Since the experiment of macadamizing [1] (aka McA damize)  the streets of our city has been instituted, a great deal of discussion has been ...