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Ghost Signs: The Weather Bell Building

Ghost Signs: The Weather Bell Building

At 79 W. Monroe Street in the Loop stands a building which has a big weather bell on its corner. The building itself, designed by Jarvis Hunt, was built in 1903. The Bell Federal Savings and Loan Association was established in 1925 and moved to this location in 1948. It’s referred to by many Chicagoans as the... Read more »

By Neil Arsenty,
January 28, 2014 at 11:00 am •

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