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Old Town Triangle in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Second City

50th Anniversary

— December 2009 —

 
 
Second City Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 28, 2011
1. Second City Marker
Inscription. Congratulations to The Second City on Serving up Chicago-style humor in this Old Town neighborhood for 50 years and to all who have helped make The Second City an institution that has been copied but never equaled.
Vi Daley, Alderman
Chicago’s 43rd Ward
 
Erected 2009.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment.
 
Location. 41° 54.686′ N, 87° 38.077′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Old Town Triangle. Marker is on North Wells Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1612 North Wells Street, Chicago IL 60610, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Old Town’s Entrepreneur Spirit (#1) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Town's Early Settlers (#11) (about 600 feet away); Henry Gerber House (about 700 feet away); Early Prominent Residents of Old Town (#2) (about 800 feet away); Village Theatre (about 800 feet away); Old Town Triangle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chicago is Resilient (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Richard M. and Shirley H. Jaffee History Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
 
Also see . . .  The History of The Second City
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. (Submitted on September 26, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
 
Second City entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 28, 2011
2. Second City entrance
The marker is in the alcove beneath the right-most arch.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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