The Iroquois Theatre Fire

In our fifth episode, Alaina teaches us about the fire that claimed Chicago's Iroquois Theatre in 1903, the deadliest single-building fire in history. It's a story with some similarities to the Eastland Disaster, and plenty to set it apart as well. When is a door not a door? Is rational self interest the deadliest force in history? What in this dang city hasn't burned down?

Here's this episode's links!

• Panorama photo of the burned theater
• Photos of building features
• Memorial sculpture (currently in City Hall)
• Death Alley

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Music by Thylacinus

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