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Posted Aug 7, 2009, 12:02 PM

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What can you get for as little as $300K in Downtown Chicago? How about a post office?

The following link is the New York Times article about the auction of the Chicago Central Post Office.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/re...pagewanted=all

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could make a good fortress

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That's not even worth the land it's situated on!

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Posted Aug 7, 2009, 1:50 PM

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Has anyone ever suggested an indoor amusement park?

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