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1976: Shrine church fire

CTL-E-1437 · Event · other · 1976

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A fire in April 1976 destroys most of the interior of the St. Clara–St. Cyril church (now the Shrine of Christ the King).

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The Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago
The Wabash Avenue YMCA, ChicagoPhoto: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A greystone home converted to a church, South Side, Chicago, 1941
A greystone home converted to a church, South Side, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
A converted-storefront church with cars of the congregation, Chicago, 1941
A converted-storefront church with cars of the congregation, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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