The Historian · Nora · Chicago
Prairie Avenue Historic District
Before the Gold Coast, this was where Chicago's fortunes lived. Field, Pullman, Armour — millionaires' row, mostly gone now.
The Gilded Age's grandest street, where Marshall Field and the meatpacking barons lived — anchored by Glessner House.
— Nora, The Historian
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