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Episode 15: Tribune Tower Chicago
This episode of Archive Hoppers dives into the wild story of the Chicago Tribune Tower, a skyscraper that's part architectural masterpiece, part global scavenger hunt! Learn how a massive 1922 design competition—and the huge ego of publisher Colonel McCormick—created a Gothic marvel that's literally studded with over 150 "souvenirs" from the Parthenon, the Great Wall of China, and even a rock from the moon.
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