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Book Launch Party & First Ever Sale!

Turn The Tables will be hosting a book launch party to celebrate Craig Cleve's new book The Green Hornet Streetcar Disaster.  Join us on Friday, May 18th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for a chance to discuss Craig's work, enjoy drinks and hors d'oeuvres and do a little vintage furniture shopping.

Have you been eyeing a piece of custom painted furniture to complete your home?  In honor of the evening, we'll be having our first ever sale on custom painted furniture.  All "blue dot" custom items on the floor will be available at 15% off (strictly available the evening of the 18th).

 

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Turn The Tables

Turn The Tables is a furniture boutique specializing in custom painted furniture and upscale furniture consignment, ranging from antiques to current styles. 

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You can see examples of Melly's custom work at TurnTheTablesStudio.com.  For additional details on the store, see us on The Patch at . . .

. . . as well as on Yelp at . . .

Details on The Green Hornet Streetcar Disaster

As rush hour came to a close on the evening of May 25, 1950, one of Chicago’s new fast, colorful, streamlined streetcars—known as a Green Hornet—slammed into a gas truck at State Street and 62nd Place. The Hornet’s motorman allegedly failed to heed the warnings of a flagger attempting to route it around a flooded underpass, and the trolley, packed with commuters on their way home, barreled into eight thousand gallons of gasoline. The gas erupted into flames, poured onto State Street, and quickly engulfed the Hornet, shooting flames two hundred and fifty feet into the air. More than half of the passengers escaped the inferno through the rear window, but thirty-three others perished, trapped in front of the streetcar’s back door, which failed to stay open in the ensuing panic. It was Chicago’s worst traffic accident ever—and the worst two-vehicle traffic accident in U.S. history.

See additional details on The Green Hornet Streetcar Disaster and the author at . . .

http://www.craigallencleve.com/

 

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