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Our Newest Web Content
There's new content on South Loop resident Al Capone, and research is currently in progress on the 1919 Race Riot. Check out the latest additions to The South Loop Historical Society Web site---
watch a video about music recorded at Chess Records studios at 2120 S. Michigan Ave.; read about the historic Bucklen Flats apartment building at 800 S. Michigan (1888-1933) and a brief history of Writer, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Gay Rights Activist
Samuel Morris Steward.
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