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The time an airplane nose stuck out from a Downtown Chicago skyscraper

By Artur S.Posted on May 26, 2023May 3, 2025
  • WWII Chicago History

In July 1944, a curious sight greeted pedestrians at the corner of State and Madison streets in Downtown Chicago. Sticking out from the Mandel Brothers […]

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