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Red Mary's



RED MARY'S WHEELING INN was an infamous place set back from the road on the northeast corner of Dundee and Milwaukee, about where Cole-Taylor Bank/Main is now. For a period it featured big bands, gambling and expensive entertainment.






Behm's Riverside



BEHM'S RIVERSIDE restaurant was on the site now occupied by Hackney's, on S. Milwaukee Ave. It was among the famous eating places that attracted diners from all along the north shore and provided jobs for many of the Wheeling women.







Union Hotel



THE UNION HOTEL was built by Jacob Hunsinger in 1856, on the west side of Milwaukee Ave. A hall was added and was a center of social activity. Both burned down in 1925.






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