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Wrigley Company
The partially-demolished complex at the corner of 35th and...
Central Manufacturing District
The factory building at 3636 S. Iron Street was once the h...
Frango Candies
Frango candies originated with the Frederick and Nelso dep...
Oscar Mayer Magnet School
Oscar Mayer Magnet School was dedicated in 1956 in honor o...
Rosehill Cemetery
Rosehill Cemetery opened in 1859 on Roe's Hill, land owned...
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park began to take form in the early 1860s, when t...
Mary Richardson Jones Park
In 2005, the Chicago Park District renamed this park to ho...
404 South Palafox, "The Bear Block"
This building represents American history, the Industrial ...
300 Block South Palafox
Late at night on July 5, 1880, while most of Pensacola&rsq...
Cinderella's Castle-1981
Cinderella's Castle during the ten-year anniversary commem...
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Wrigley Company
The partially-demolished complex at the corner of 35th and Ashland was once the home to the Wrigley Company, one of the world's largest chewing gum manufacturers. The Wrigley Company has been an important member of Chicago's candy industry since the ...
Central Manufacturing District
The factory building at 3636 S. Iron Street was once the home to S. A. Maxwell and Company, a manufacturer of window shades and other treatments. S. A. Maxwell’s business is one of hundreds of companies that once occupied space ...
Frango Candies
Frango candies originated with the Frederick and Nelso department store in Seattle, but are widely associated (at least with mid-westerners) with Marshall Field and Company, which acquired rights to Frango candy production when it bought Frederick and Nelso in 1929. ...
Oscar Mayer Magnet School
Oscar Mayer Magnet School was dedicated in 1956 in honor of Oscar F. Mayer, founder of the company by the same name, who had died the year before. Mayer’s company factory was located nearby at 1241 N. Sedgwick, and Mayer ...
Rosehill Cemetery
Rosehill Cemetery opened in 1859 on Roe's Hill, land owned by resident and local tavern owner Hiram Roe. City Cemetery had been Chicago's central burying ground until the city decided in the 1860s to turn it into Lincoln Park. To ...
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park began to take form in the early 1860s, when the city decided to turn what was then City Cemetery into Lake Park to provide green space for residents moving to Chicago's near north side. As the city grew, ...
Mary Richardson Jones Park
In 2005, the Chicago Park District renamed this park to honor Mary Richardson Jones, a prominent abolitionist and women's rights advocate who lived with her husband John in Chicago during the second half of the nineteenth century.
404 South Palafox, "The Bear Block"
This building represents American history, the Industrial Revolution, the advent of the railroad, and Pensacola’s variegated past. Lewis Bear, a Jewish immigrant from Bavaria, delivered groceries, and supplies to Pensacola’s bustling wharves using a two-wheeled cart. As business flourished, Bear ...
300 Block South Palafox
Late at night on July 5, 1880, while most of Pensacola’s citizens were sleeping, flames erupted from Cheap John’s Clothing Store. The blaze destroyed most of the buildings on this block across from Plaza Ferdinand. Five months later an even ...
Cinderella's Castle-1981
Cinderella's Castle during the ten-year anniversary commemoration of the Magic Kingdom.
