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...that the Heller House (pictured) marked a turning point in Frank Lloyd Wright's shift to Prairie School architecture?

• ...that on an average day, 1.6 million rides are taken on the CTA?
• ...that Garland Rivers was the only true freshman to earn a varsity letter on the 1983 Michigan Wolverines football team?
• ...that architect, former partner at Skidmore Owings & Merrill, and founder of Lucien Lagrange Architects, Lucien Lagrange was a high school dropout?
• ...that the Marshall Field and Company Building has three separate atria?

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• Wikipedia:Recent additions 181, Heller House archived from appearance on Main Page
• Wikipedia:Recent additions 190, Chicago Transit Authority archived from appearance on Main Page
• Wikipedia:Recent additions 201, Lucien Lagrange archived from appearance on Main Page
• Wikipedia:Recent additions 210, Marshall Field and Company Building archived from appearance on Main Page