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At midnight on Friday, July 30, 1971…

…after several decades of decline, Chicago Union Stock Yards were closed.

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The first Playboy Club…

…opened in Chicago in 1960.

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Marshall Field…

…at 111 N State St officially became “Macy’s On State St” on September 9, 2006.

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Rail service begins…

…on the Dan Ryan Expressway median in 1969. A Chicago innovation, expressway/freeway median rail service is now used in cities all over the world.

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Ernie Banks…

…Chicago Cubs’ first black player was signed in 1953.

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The world’s largest…

…cookies and crackers factory, Nabisco is located in Chicago at 7300 S Kedzie Ave.

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The first fireproof hotel ever…

…to be constructed was the new Palmer House which opened in 1875 to replace the one destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire.

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The soap opera phenomenon…

…started in Chicago in 1949. “These Are All My Children”, the first day time TV soap opera was produced and broadcast live from Chicago’s NBC studios.

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Hull House…

…a settlement for the poor population of Chicago, opened in 1889 under the direction of Jane Adams and Ellen Gates Starr. (Jane Adams Hull House Association web site)

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The Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier…

…was erected in 1995 after the renovation of the pier. It stands 148 feet tall and is a replica of the original wheel that was built for the World’s Columbian Exposition. (The Ferris Wheel at Night)

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The first Marshall Field Clock…

…was installed on November 26, 1897 at the corner of Washington St and State St. It weighs about 7.75 tons.

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A massive sculpture by…

…Pablo Picasso was installed in the Civic Plaza outside the Richard J. Daley Center, also known as the Daley Plaza in 1967. The plaza and the center are between Washington St (on the South), Randolph St (on the North), Dearborn St (on the East) and Clark St (on the West).

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Dan Goodwin climbed both…

…the Sears Tower and the John Hancock Center in 1981.

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Harold Washington Library Center…

…was opened in 1991 at 400 S State St (NW corner of State St and Congress Pkwy). It was named after former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington.

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The Chicago Auditorium…

…opened on December 9, 1889 with a performance by Adelina Patti in front of an audience that included President Harrison.

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The giant lions guarding…

…the entrance to Chicago’s Art Institute were designed by Edward L. Kenrys in 1894. Kenrys was a dentist who turned to sculpture.

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The first McDonald’s restaurant…

…in the franchise system owned by Ray Kroc opened in Des Plaines (a Chicago suburb by O’Hare) in 1955.

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The first Ferris Wheel in the world…

…was created by George Ferris for the Wolrd’s Columbian Exposition. Its axle was the largest steel forging in the world. Weighing 1,200 tons it stood 250 feet above the ground and was capable of carrying 1,160 in its 36 cars each with a capacity of 60 people. A smaller scale replica of the original Ferris Wheel can be found and ridden at Navy Pier.

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Hugh Hefner started…

…his “Playboy” in 1953 at 6052 S Harper St.

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Chicago has 15 miles of public beach…

…out of the total 29 miles of lake frontage.

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