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 | Steinmetz Saloon, South Loop, 1898 | ||||
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							While downtown Chicago boasted many fine "resorts," as fancier establishments were called, small saloons like this one, featuring inexpensive food and cameraderie as well as alcohol, were a vital element in the social texture of urban life.
							
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