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Presented at Macy's on State, 111 N. State Street

How State Became Great

Opens December 27, 2008

Every city has one street that emerges as its center, and in Chicago, it is undeniably State Street. Discover the 140-year history of the nine blocks between Lake Street and Congress Parkway, and traced the street's transformation from a gritty thoroughfare to an elegant shopping district.