Talk:Chicago Rising from the Lake

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Did you know... that the sculpture Chicago Rising from the Lake was meant to show the city's rebirth after the Great Chicago Fire but it went missing twice and was eventually found by a Chicago firefighter?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 20:48, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the sculpture Chicago Rising from the Lake was meant to show Chicago's rebirth after the Great Chicago Fire but it went missing twice and was eventually found by a Chicago firefighter? Source: Hand carved flames represent the Great Chicago Fire....It was lost twice - The bronze sculpture was lost until a Chicago firefighter found it laying in a makeshift dump in 1997 and Nobody is sure how the sculpture got to the dump
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Earlstoun Castle

Created by Bruxton (talk). Self-nominated at 19:55, 25 July 2022 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough, eye-catching hook cited in line from reliable source, neutral tone, and no copyvio or close paraphrasing per Earwig. QPQ done. This is good to go. Topshelver (talk) 12:42, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New image needed

Needs a picture of the sculpture as it is now. Errantios (talk) 00:31, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Errantios: I found an image at Commons from 2017, if that's helpful! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:17, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]