Chicago's Lost Castle | The First Regiment Armory

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Chapters:
00:00 What was The First Regiment Armory
00:44 Emergence of Chicago’s First Regiment and the National Guard
03:09 How the 1877 Railroad Strike provoked the need for an Armoury
04:09 Constructed & Tour of Chicago’s First Regiment Armoury
06:40 Public reception of Chicago’s First Regiment Armoury
08:27 When Chicago’s original First Regiment Armoury was lost to fire
09:21 Why Chicago’s Armoury was rented for events
11:53 The Down Fall of Chicago’s First Regiment Armoury
13:34 The Legacy of Chicago’s Lost First Regiment Armoury

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