Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930
1905
Mayor cleans up Old Custom House; over 200 houses of prostitution closed
Municipal Court of Chicago created
1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908  

Timeline of the City's History : 1905

The Federal Building and Chicago Post Office, Opened in 1905

The Federal Building and Chicago Post Office, Opened in 1905
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View shows the northwest corner of Jackson and Dearborn Streets. The Grand Pacific Hotel may be seen at the left and the Marquette Building at the right.

Courtesy of "Chicago and Its Makers" (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1929).

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