Rebuilding Pullman's heart Series: RESTORING PULLMAN

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: August 30, 1999| Author: LEE BEY | Copyright information

Pullman's Market Hall tells a neat little story about the famous model town. The genius and beauty that created Pullman - and the warts, idiosyncrasies, paradoxes and avarice that killed it - are all told there.

Railroad car manufacturer George M. Pullman built the Romanesque food market and meeting hall in 1892. He leased the space to shop owners and charged for the use of the hall. Businesses or assemblies that didn't pass Pullman muster were booted out or barred outright.

Yet,...

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