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842:"A peek inside the May Co. project"
819:Grzelewski, Jordyn (May 14, 2019).
776:. December 14, 1988. Archived from
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805:Cleveland Plain Dealer
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368:May Company, Cleveland
293:D.H. Burnham & Co.
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478:May Department Stores
364:May Department Stores
257:41.49861°N 81.69194°W
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236:Coordinates
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1475:Categories
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784:2009-08-07
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589:References
492:, and its
486:Pittsburgh
482:Kaufmann's
248:81°41′31″W
245:41°29′55″N
84:Kaufmann's
74:Kaufmann's
1386:Cleveland
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571:Bloomberg
563:The May.
512:in 1974.
500:in 2006.
380:high-rise
360:David May
358:In 1899,
344:Cleveland
289:Architect
226:Cleveland
80:Successor
1401:Sandusky
1391:Columbus
1334:Williams
1309:Van Wert
1294:Trumbull
1264:Sandusky
1254:Richland
1229:Pickaway
1219:Paulding
1154:Mahoning
1124:Lawrence
1084:Highland
1074:Harrison
1059:Hamilton
1054:Guernsey
1029:Franklin
1009:Delaware
1004:Defiance
994:Cuyahoga
989:Crawford
969:Clermont
934:Auglaize
684:cite web
470:O'Neil's
448:Higbee's
438:(1979).
436:Sandusky
418:(1965),
320:74001443
221:Location
106:Products
43:Industry
1417:Bridges
1344:Wyandot
1239:Portage
1149:Madison
1129:Licking
1104:Jackson
1089:Hocking
1064:Hancock
1024:Fayette
974:Clinton
954:Carroll
939:Belmont
919:Ashland
452:Halle's
354:History
307:Chicago
114:Website
61:Defunct
53:Founded
1396:Dayton
1319:Warren
1314:Vinton
1289:Summit
1279:Shelby
1274:Seneca
1269:Scioto
1249:Putnam
1244:Preble
1214:Ottawa
1199:Morrow
1194:Morgan
1184:Monroe
1174:Mercer
1164:Medina
1159:Marion
1139:Lorain
1094:Holmes
1069:Hardin
1049:Greene
1044:Geauga
1039:Gallia
1034:Fulton
949:Butler
929:Athens
498:Macy's
428:Euclid
388:Lorain
378:. The
89:Macy's
47:Retail
1376:Akron
1329:Wayne
1304:Union
1284:Stark
1224:Perry
1209:Noble
1179:Miami
1169:Meigs
1144:Lucas
1134:Logan
1099:Huron
1079:Henry
999:Darke
964:Clark
944:Brown
914:Allen
909:Adams
900:Lists
474:Akron
400:Parma
281:Built
1339:Wood
1259:Ross
1234:Pike
1119:Lake
1114:Knox
1014:Erie
893:Ohio
690:link
450:and
348:Ohio
284:1914
273:Area
230:Ohio
117:None
69:Fate
64:1993
56:1898
891:in
484:of
434:in
422:in
414:in
398:in
315:No.
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