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  2. Magnificent Mile - Wikipedia

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    The view north from the foot of the Magnificent Mile in the Michigan–Wacker Historic District: the Beaux Arts Wrigley Building (left) and neo-Gothic Tribune Tower. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, State Street (anchored by Marshall Field's) in the downtown Loop, especially the Loop Retail Historic District, was the city's retailing center. [5]

  3. Argos (retailer) - Wikipedia

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    Argos Limited is a British catalogue retailer operating in the United Kingdom and formerly in Ireland, acquired by Sainsbury's supermarket chain in 2016. It was established in November 1972 and is named after the Greek city of Argos.

  4. Spiegel (US retailer) - Wikipedia

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    Spiegel Spring/Summer 1958 Catalog. Spiegel was an American direct marketing retailer founded in 1865 by Joseph Spiegel.Spiegel published a catalog, like its competitors Sears, Aldens, and Montgomery Ward, which advertised various brands of apparel, accessories, and footwear, as well as housewares, toys, tools, firearms, and electronics.

  5. Villa District - Wikipedia

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    The Villa District, also known as Villa Historic District, (Polish: Polskie Wille) is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located on Chicago's Northwest Side within the community area of Irving Park .

  6. Wieboldt's - Wikipedia

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    Wieboldt's operated its flagship store at State Street and Madison Street in Downtown Chicago, In 1961, Wieboldt's acquired the failed Mandel Brothers store on State Street as well as a smaller branch store in Lincoln Village shopping center. By the 1970s Wieboldt's operated more than 15 stores in the Chicago metropolitan area. [citation needed]

  7. List of stories set in a future now in the past - Wikipedia

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    A district of Detroit is sealed off to protect the city from criminals. Same director and concept as District 13. [27] The Broom of the System: Novel 1987 1990 The "Great Ohio Desert" (G.O.D.) is constructed. [28] [29] Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: TV series, film 1979 1987

  8. Sheridan Park Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Sheridan Park Historic District is a residential historic district in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Developed between 1891 and 1929, the district is a collection of single-family homes, small apartment buildings, and a handful of larger apartment hotels .

  9. Yorktown Center - Wikipedia

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    Yorktown Center is a shopping mall located in the village of Lombard, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The mall features JCPenney, Von Maur in addition to an 18-screen dine-in AMC Theatres. At the time of its 1968 opening, the 1,300,000-square-foot (120,000 m 2) Yorktown Center ranked as the largest shopping center in America. [1]