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Get a Brick From the Purple Hotel

A $5 suggested donation per brick will go to the Lincolnwood Public Library.

Want to own your own little piece of Lincoln Avenue history? Here's your chance. 

The company developing the site of the old Purple Hotel is giving away bricks at Lincolnwood Fest on Thursday.

Here is the full press release with details:

North Capital Group, the developer of the Touhy and Lincoln Avenue site, is giving away bricks from the historic Purple Hotel at the upcoming Lincolnwood Fest in Proesel Park.  The bricks will be available on the opening night of Fest, Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 6:00 PM in the Entertainment Tent.  Bricks will also be available at the Fest on Sunday, August 4, 2013 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the Business Expo. There is a suggested $5 per brick donation that will benefit the Lincolnwood Public Library.  Visit www.lincolnwoodfest.com for more information.

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