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- 1. PRINTERS ROW Kyra, Jamie, Andres, Julia
- 3. HISTORY Proximity to Dearborn Station attracted many publishers and printers A lot of space available after Chicago Fire Almost all buildings in the area were home to printing companies in late 1800s and early 1900s Three biggest printers were M. A. Donohue & Co, R.R. Donnelly & Sons, and the Franklin Printing Company
- 4. HISTORY In the 1950s, printing companies realized they needed newer spaces to accommodate the larger printing machines That’s when many companies moved out of the area and Printers Row became deserted
- 6. INCOME Average Household Income: $120,529 Median Household Income: $80,629 Average Household Net Worth: $750,551
- 8. M.A. DONOHUE & CO. Established in 1861 as Cox and Donohue, Bookbinders Published book sets (known as “libraries”) In 1901, the name was changed to M.A. Donohue & Co. Eventually published only children’s books beginning in early 1900s 1971- company moved out 1979- one of the first buildings to be converted into residential lofts
- 11. DEARBORN STATION Opened May 8th, 1885 Departure for trains heading West (many celebrities would be seen waiting outside the station for trains heading to L.A.) Many immigrants came through this station Abandoned from 1976 to mid 1980s Now it has been converted to retail and office space U.S. National Register of Historic Places Chicago Landmark
- 12. Dearborn Station circa 1922
- 13. Dearborn Station on Oct 22, 2014
- 14. The End
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