Approximate location of Chicago's earliest recorded magic show. By "Mr. Bowers" on February 22, 1834 at the Inn of Dexter Graves, one of Chicago's founders.

Source: Chicago's First Magic Show at the website of historian William Pack.

See also: Felsman's Magical Review Vol 1 No 10, where the show is described by Arthur H. Anderson.

Inn of Dexter Graves
Dearborn & Lake St

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