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2. KABOOM! (non-profit organization) - Wikipedia

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   History. Darell Hammond and Dawn Hutchison founded the company KABOOM! in 1996. [1] They were inspired to start KABOOM! after reading a story in The Washington Post about two local children who suffocated while playing in an abandoned car because they had nowhere else to play. [2] Hammond had previously helped build several playgrounds for ...

3. S. Karpen & Bros. - Wikipedia

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   S. Karpen & Bros. S. Karpen & Bros. was a Chicago -based furniture manufacturing firm that specialized in upholstered furniture. [1] The firm was established in 1880 under the leadership of Solomon Karpen. Samuel's eight brothers also participated in the firm.

4. 680 N Lake Shore Drive - Wikipedia

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   680 N Lake Shore Drive ( a.k.a. Lake Shore Place) is a 29-story building located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Originally named the American Furniture Mart, was completed in 1926. The two halves were designed separately: the eastern half by Raeder, George C. Nimmons, and Max Dunning; and the western half by Nimmons and ...

5. 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 ...

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. Heywood-Wakefield Company - Wikipedia

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   Heywood Brothers was established in 1826, Wakefield Company in 1855. [6] Both firms produced wicker and rattan furniture, and as these products became increasingly popular towards the end of the century, they became serious rivals. [7] In 1897 the companies merged as Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company (this name was changed to Heywood ...