Tag: 4th Ward
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Blackstone (#8)
Get ready for some history! BEN: If you read about our visit to Harold Washington Library, you’ll recall learning that the Chicago Public Library’s initial collection consisted of about 8,000 books donated by British citizens in the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire. (You’ll also remember that I took a potshot at British food in…
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Harold Washington Library Center (#2)
BEN: What pairs well with public libraries? Free museums! I’ve been trying to visit the Money Museum at the Chicago Federal Reserve building for literal years. It’s only open Monday through Friday, ruling it out for weekend excursions, and was closed for a long time during the pandemic. Friday, July 5th finally presented an opportunity…