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2 unusual facts about Merchandise Mart


Don McNeill's Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club initially was broadcast from the NBC studios in the Merchandise Mart.

Higgins Glass

In 1951 their work was featured in the Chicago Art Institute's "Designer Craftsman Exhibit" and the "Good Design Show" presented at the Chicago Merchandise Mart.


Aaron Montgomery Ward

A bronze bust honoring Ward and seven other industry magnates stand between the Chicago River and the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago, Illinois and a smaller version of that bust is located in Grant Park.

George Huntington Hartford

Bronze busts honoring Hartford and seven other merchants stand between the Chicago River and the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago.


see also

Osco Drug

In 1962, Osco's headquarters was moved from Chicago's Merchandise Mart to Melrose Park, Illinois.