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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown
The part about the Eastland that always gives me a catch in my throat is that there were 22 entire families that died. Somehow thinking about 22 Lawndale apartments and Cicero bungalows where the lights didn't come on that night makes the terrible numbers less abstract.
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Excellent point DT.
Lest we never forget.
This is one of the reasons why I brought it up for our Chicagoland peps. We need to remember our history, to learn and grow from our past.