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  2. List of Olmsted works - Wikipedia

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    Some of the most famous done while he headed his firm are listed here. Projects continuing past Olmsted's retirement in 1895 were completed by his sons, the Olmsted Brothers. American University Main Campus, Washington, D.C. Berwick Academy, South Berwick, Maine (1894) Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (1885)

  3. Kroch's and Brentano's - Wikipedia

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    Books, magazines. Kroch's and Brentano's was the largest bookstore in Chicago, and at one time it was the largest privately owned bookstore chain in the United States. The store and the chain were formed in 1954 through the merger of the separate Kroch's bookstore with the former Chicago branch of the New York-based Brentano's bookstore. [1]

  4. Marshall Field and Company Building - Wikipedia

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    November 1, 2005. The Marshall Field and Company Building is a National Historic Landmark retail building on State Street in Chicago, Illinois. Now housing, Macy's State Street, the Beaux-Arts and Commercial style complex was designed by architect Daniel Burnham and built in two stages—north end in 1901–02 (including columned entrance) and ...

  5. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Wikipedia

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    Fairleigh Dickinson University ( / ˈfɛərli /) is a private university with its main campuses in New Jersey, located in Madison / Florham Park and in Teaneck / Hackensack. Founded in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University offers more than 100 degree programs. In addition to two campuses in New Jersey, the university has a campus in Vancouver ...

  6. Loop Retail Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Loop Retail Historic District. /  41.883°N 87.633°W  / 41.883; -87.633. Loop Retail Historic District is a shopping district within the Chicago Loop community area in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is bounded by Lake Street to the north, Ida B. Wells Drive to the south, State Street to the west and Wabash Avenue to the east.

  7. Sullivan Center - Wikipedia

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    The Sullivan Center, formerly known as the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building or Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Store, [4] is a commercial building at 1 South State Street at the corner of East Madison Street in Chicago, Illinois. Louis Sullivan designed it for the retail firm Schlesinger & Mayer in 1899 and later expanded it before H ...

  8. Unabridged Bookstore - Wikipedia

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    Unabridged Bookstore is an independent bookstore started in 1980 by Edward Devereux. [1] Unabridged Bookstore opened on November 1, 1980, [2] with two business partners and $18,000. [3] Unabridged Bookstore is known for its dedicated and knowledgeable staff. Hand-written, personal recommendations from employees line the shelves.

  9. List of fiction set in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The early books of the series feature Chicago frequently as the Soviets build their HQ in Chicago, with Varakov setting up his HQ in the Museum of Natural History. Jim Butcher: The Dresden Files series 2000–present Joe Meno: Hairstyles of the Damned: 2004 John Green: An Abundance of Katherines: 2006 John Grisham: The Litigators: 2011