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Oak Park, Ill., is located in Cook County just west of the Chicago border. In 1837, Joseph Kettlestrings, a native of England, bought 172 acres of land in the area. The town became known as Oak Park in 1871 after first being called Oak Ridge, and the "Village of Oak Park" came into being in 1902. Its population in the 2003 census was 50,824. Famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright built his home in Oak Park in 1889, and many of his buildings still exist throughout the suburb. Oak Park is also the birthplace of writer Ernest Hemingway. Read more about Oak Park, IL
Oak Park, Ill., is located in Cook County just west of the Chicago border. In 1837, Joseph Kettlestrings, a native of England, bought 172 acres of land in the area. The town became known as Oak Park in 1871 after first being called Oak Ridge, and the "Village of Oak Park" came into being in 1902. Its population in the 2003 census was 50,824. Famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright built his home in Oak Park in 1889, and many of his buildings still exist throughout the suburb. Oak Park is also the birthplace of writer Ernest Hemingway. Read more about Oak Park, IL
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Huntington acquires 13 pieces of Frank Lloyd Wright furniture
Thirteen pieces of furniture designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright have been acquired by the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino. The organization said that the furniture has been on display since 2009 as part of...
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Ernest Hemingway's home has sold, but we can still visit
Jacket CopyErnest Hemingway's childhood home, in Oak Park Illinois, just sold for $525,000.... -
Betty White at 90: Seven decades on screen [video]
Show TrackerBetty White celebrates her 90th birthday on Tuesday. Betty White has been appearing on camera since 1945.... -
Ernest Hemingway's childhood home is for sale
Jacket CopyErnest Hemingway's childhood home in Oak Park, Ill., is for sale for $525,000.... -
10 reasons to travel
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGulliver traveled. Look where it got him: lashed to the land by little people. Columbus, big traveler, right? Underestimated the circumference of the Earth and died thinking he'd found India. Sure, you can come up with justifications for never leaving the...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Chicken Breast, Westminster Abbey, Cruises, Dog (animal)
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Teenager who allegedly ranked female classmates' looks in Facebook list is arrested
L.A. Times Tech BlogA teenager who allegedly ranked females in a list on Facebook by their physical appearance has been arrested, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune. The 17-year-old, whose name isn't being released because he's a minor, is a former student of Oak... -
Nixon, Rockefeller OK Platform in Secret Talk – Goldwater Furious!
The Daily MirrorLos Angeles Times file photo July 24, 1960: Young Republican members Lloyd LeMere of Oak Park, Ill., and Chris Economos of Berwyn set up a sign painting shop at the convention center in Chicago. July 24, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon and New York... -
Letters to the editor
At minimum, a tax disagreement Re "Fair taxes, the AMT way," Opinion, Oct. 20 Michael Kinsley's interpretation of the alternative minimum tax bears minimal relation to reality. The actual amount bears little relation to his simple formula, primarily...Tags: Allergies, Health and Medical Professionals, Iran, Crime, Law and Justice, Federal Income Tax
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T.C. Boyle discusses 'The Women'
"We are both architects in a way. We both deal with structure, we are both artists, and we are both egomaniacs. I have worn a cape. There is where we end." With this, T.C. Boyle cocked one of his circumflex eyebrows and addressed a glass of Moscato that...Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Crime, Law and Justice, Dining and Drinking, Rubber Products Industry, Science and Technology
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The Fiery Furnaces rearrange things
Special to The TimesCall them a progressive punk band or perhaps an art-rock ensemble or maybe an avant-blues-jazz-funk-pop-opera-Broadway proposition of some sort. However you categorize them, the Fiery Furnaces' brother-sister duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, in...Tags: Punk (genre), Music Theater, Home Products, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Rock and Roll (genre)
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A glacial tour by tall ship
Times Staff WriterCRUISE Alaska on the tall ship Maple Leaf. The 11-night trips, which leave May 30 or June 12, focus on Alaska's natural and cultural history. The 92-foot-long, 14-passenger Maple Leaf stops at Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka and visits estuaries popular...Tags: Cruises, Frank Lloyd Wright, Milan Kundera, Tourism and Leisure, Environmental Issues
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A tour from the top down
Times Staff WriterADMIRE the Chicago skyline on a five-day architecture history tour with the Oceanside Museum of Art. The tour, which begins Sept. 22, will visit the Art Institute of Chicago and Oak Park, Ill., site of the home and studio of architect Frank Lloyd Wright,...Tags: Chicago River, Fishing, Cruises, Frank Lloyd Wright, Tourism and Leisure
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