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1890
Sears Roebuck moves to Chicago
1891
Chicago Symphony founded
City Population doubles: Total population reaches 1,215,000
Provident Hospital, Chicago’s First Black Civic Institution, founded
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Timeline of the City's History : 1889 |
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State Street
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A view from State Street north from Madison in 1889 when horse cars were still in use.
Courtesy of "Chicago and Its Makers" (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1929).
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