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Strowger and Purple Reign Redux

99% Invisible

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The Purple Hotel in Lincolnwood

The Purple Hotel in Lincolnwood, Illinois used to be the town's most famous building. It was swank Roberta Flax stayed there Barry Manolo stayed there Pericomo Michael Jordan stayed there on his first night in Chicago and every 13 year old boy in the area had his permits for there The hotel was built in 1960 and it looks it So if you're wondering how much potentially anachronistic lounge music I'm going to cram into this episode Oh, it's going to be a lot. have a really really significant you know like four or five minute update about what happened to the Purple Hotel Since this was first reported so stay tuned for that This is 99% invisible I'm

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