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HJB is a top-notch place. I've bought a lot of material there over the years. (View Post)

The guy who found the purse, John Vinci, is pretty famous in the world of architectural preservation. They were doing this work during the era of "urban renewal" when lots of amazing buildi… (View Post)

Believe it or not, the Chicago Public Library lists some (not all) of the historic playbills for Chicago theaters - presumably these are the ones in their collection, not a complete list of everythin… (View Post)

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Cool story and photos: https://www.urbanremainschicago.com/news-and-events/2018/05/23/long-forgotten-1915-womans-change-purse-rediscovered-long-after-garrick-theaters-demolition-in-1960?fbclid=IwAR3x… (View Post)