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The Racquet Club

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1365 North Dearborn Street

Chicago, IL 60610

 
 
 

In 1922 they start breaking ground on new club building—article below mentions a card room. Many prominent and wealthy members including Lester Armour of Armour & Co., the meatpacking company. A couple of McCormick’s, a very prominent family in Chicago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCormick_family  The clubhouse wouldn’t be completed for almost two years

   

Chicago Tribune November 5, 1922

Chicago Tribune July 16, 1925

  
 

Below are pictures of several Racquet Club member taken in 1929.  The Club hosted National and World Racquet Championships that year.

George Blossom Edson Manierre W.B. McIlvaine James Douglas Robert Gardner