Still, he’s a true original

A recent visitor stepped into the Tribune’s main lobby and read the various information monitors and engraved quotations that dot the walls.

“Hmmm, 1847 [the year the Tribune began publishing],” he said. “Is this the original lobby?”

A security guard smiled pleasantly. “Oh, I don’t know,” he said. “I wasn’t there then.”

We weren’t either. Now that we’ve cleared that up: The lobby has existed since Tribune Tower was built in 1925, though some parts, like the guard’s desk–and the guards–have been added

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