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Why does Chicago have so little love for the ‘Watchdog’ of the lakefront?
The name Aaron Montgomery Ward might sound familiar, either from the chain of now-defunct department stores that once bore his name or as the catalog guy who revolutionized mail-order shopping over 150 years ago. His les...
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Why does Chicago have so little love for the ‘Watchdog’ of the lakefront? is an episode from Curious City by WBEZ Chicago. The name Aaron Montgomery Ward might sound familiar, either from the chain of now-defunct department stores that once...
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