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The House that Came in the Mail Again

99% Invisible

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The Art Deco Style Towers of Chicago

George crole nimmons is an architect known for his big scale commercial work. He worked on the sears plant in chicago, but it wasn't until decades later that he designed a much larger building. The old complex was built a bit of downtown, and it was about three million square feet. It boasted that it was the largest commercial complex in the world at the time. They had their own radio station, w l s, short for world's largest store.

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