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Chicago History Minute

In October of 1979, Pope John Paul II visited the city of Chicago, and the Mayor renamed West 43rd Street after the pontiff of the Catholic Church.
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How It's Made

Replogle Globes, Inc.

Mapping Chicago: The Past and the Possible also looks at Replogle Globes, Inc., which has been turning maps into globes in Chicago for over 77 years. Replogle is the world's largest globe manufacturer. With their help, you can discover how globes are made.

Replogle employees assemble and box as many as one million globes each year, including globes of the world and the moon, decorative globes, and dry-erase globes for schools.

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The Museum thanks presenting sponsor Replogle Globes, Inc. for their support of this exhibition.