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2. Merchandise Mart - Wikipedia

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   Merchandise Mart. Brown Line. Purple Line Express. The Merchandise Mart (or the Merch Mart, or the Mart) is a commercial building located in downtown Chicago, Illinois. When it was opened in 1930, it was the largest building in the world, with 4 million square feet (372,000 m 2) of floor space. [1] [2] The Art Deco structure is located at the ...

3. Alexander Revell - Wikipedia

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   Alexander Hamilton Revell Sr. (January 6, 1858 – March 13, 1931) was an American businessman from Chicago who in 1876 founded the Alexander H. Revell & Co. and built it into a large furniture retailer. Biography. Alexander Revell was born in Chicago on January 6, 1858. He worked at a variety of jobs while attending night schools.

4. Peck and Hills Furniture Company Warehouse - Wikipedia

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   Added to NRHP. May 18, 2015. The Peck and Hills Furniture Company Warehouse is a historic warehouse located at 909 West Bliss Street on Goose Island in Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1901, the warehouse was the main storage and distribution facility for the Peck and Hills Furniture Company. Founded in 1896, the company became the largest furniture ...

5. Walter E. Smithe - Wikipedia

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   Walter E. Smithe. Walter E. Smithe is a furniture company based in Itasca, Illinois. The company makes, sells, and repairs furniture, specializing in custom upholstery, and operates ten showrooms throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. It was founded by Walter Edward Smithe and Bill Shanahan in 1945.

6. The Fair Store - Wikipedia

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   The Fair Store was a discount department store founded in 1874 in Chicago, Illinois. History. Founder Ernst J. Lehmann decided on the name "The Fair Store" as he felt "the store was like a fair because it offered many different things for sale at a cheap price."

7. Darvin Furniture & Mattress - Wikipedia

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   Darvin Furniture & Mattress is an American furniture and mattress retailer based in Orland Park, Illinois. Three generations of the Darvin family have owned and operated Chicago metro area's furniture and mattress store. [2] [3] The company was founded by Louis Darvin in 1920 and succeeded by son David Darvin, then by grandsons Steve and Marty ...