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S3 Ep7: The "Fireproof" Theatre: Tragedy at the Iroquois

Author
Amber Hunt and Audioboom
Published
Mon 24 Apr 2023
Episode Link
https://audioboom.com/posts/8286501

Chicago's state-of-the-art Iroquois Theatre was supposed to be a jewel in the rapidly expanding American arts scene of the early twentieth century.  But in an emergency, a combination of disaster management, design flaws, and construction shortcuts proved to be a deadly combination.



Special thanks to Charlie McCarron for producing and performing the out-of-print song "Let Us Swear It By the Pale Moonlight" for this episode.



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