I was born in 1955, lived by Damen and Lawrence and my parents fought about sending me to a Catholic grammar school because of this fire. It scared my mother out of her wits. I'm writing a book on fires that led to changes in fire codes. I'm including the Iroquois Theater, OLA, the Hartford Circus fire, the Coconut Grove Nightclub and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. If anyone wants to send me information about the neighborhood, how the fire changed it, or how they think the construction of the building aided the speed of the fire, and what changes were required after the fire, I can always use a new perspective. Anything about reunions or anniversary memorials would especially be of use. I've already read numerous newpaper reports, The Fire That Will Not Die and To Sleep With the Angels. I'm especially interested in the way famous fires change the area and the lives of the people around it.
You can write to me at setem1955@lycos.com Don't let the Egyptian god's name in the e-mail confuse you. I used to volunteer at the Field Museum in the Egyptian hall. I'm Catholic and graduated from Mundelein College in 1977.
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