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Nelson Algren’s Last Chicago Residence

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Nelson Algren Evergreen 1958

Floyd Sullivan, 2017

This third-floor apartment was home for Algren’s final 18 Chicago years, 1958-76. This stretch of Evergreen Avenue has been granted an honorary "Nelson Algren Avenue" sign, and the building has been marked with a Chicago Tribute Marker of Distinction.

This third-floor apartment was home for Algren’s final 18 Chicago years, 1958-76. This stretch of Evergreen Avenue has been granted an honorary "Nelson Algren Avenue" sign, and the building has been marked with a Chicago Tribute Marker of Distinction.

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