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The deaths of 7 occupants and 2 firefighters were attributed to a blaze that occurred on April 28, 1955, at the Green Mill Hotel at 518 N. Green St.
Episode 410 - Chicago's Skid Row Flophouse Fires
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Feb. 12, 1955. The Barton Hotel at 644 W. Madison St. became the scene of a horrific hotel fire. 29 died, many burned beyond recognition.
Episode 410 - Chicago's Skid Row Flophouse Fires
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On Dec. 17, 1953, a fire swept through the 45-room Reliance Hotel, 1702 W. Madison. One civilian and five firefighters died in the blaze.
Episode 410 - Chicago's Skid Row Flophouse Fires
https://tinyurl.com/mr3yjv29
#ChicagoHistory #ChicagoFires #HistoryMatters #HistoryEnthusiast
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In the late 1940s into the 50s, fires plagued Chicago's Skid Row. The Boston Hotel, 844 W. Madison St. was one of three adjoining buildings that burned on Oct. 11, 1953, killing four.
Episode 410: Chicago's Skid Row Flophouse Fires
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While Aldermen may have pledged "prompt corrective action," fires continued to kill scores of those already at risk over the next 10 years and beyond.
Episode 410: Chicago's Skid Row Flophouse Fires
https://tinyurl.com/mr3yjv29
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After the fire, nearby City Hall became a makeshift morgue. So strange that newspapers back then printed photos of the dead as they were waiting to be identified.
Episode 319 looks at the LaSalle Hotel Fire of 1946.
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At 12:20am, someone in the Silver Grill Cocktail Lounge thought they smelled wood burning. Moments later, a flame shot out from the paneling on the south wall of the lounge.
Episode 319 looks at the LaSalle Hotel Fire of 1946.
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The Chicago Fire of 1874 affected those who were not wealthy, including Jewish immigrants, African Americans, and sex workers.
Episode 309 looks at the Second Chicago Fire of 1874.
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Three years after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, there was another significant fire in the city.
Episode 309 of the podcast looks at the Chicago Fire of 1874.
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62 years ago today, a fire broke out in the basement of Our Lady of the Angels school in Chicago. 92 school children and three nuns lost their lives. We discuss this tragedy in episode 205. #ChicagoHistory #OurLadyOfTheAngels #ChicagoFires @ApplePodcasts @Spotify
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The fire at Our Lady of the Angels in December 1958 resulted in the deaths of 92 school children and three nuns. Episode 205 of the podcast. #ChicagoHistory #OurLadyOfTheAngels #ChicagoFires @ApplePodcasts @amazonmusic @spotifypodcasts
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