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If You Toured Chicago in 1910, What Would You Do?

If You Toured Chicago in 1910, What Would You Do?

Update: 2016-01-25

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An audio exploration of 1910 Chicago's hottest tourism destinations — from omnibus tours of Lake Shore Drive, an African-American owned theater, and the city's notorious red light district, the Levee.

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If You Toured Chicago in 1910, What Would You Do?

If You Toured Chicago in 1910, What Would You Do?

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