White Elephant in Lincoln Park to Close After 93 Years

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In its 93rd year of business, Lincoln Park resale shop, White Elephant, great for hunting out those vintage Vuittons and the dusty Manolos will be closing. The last days come in August at which point, the current owner of the building, Children's Memorial Hospital will sell it.

A White Elephant spokesperson has announced an annual pop-up store will open each April to sell cookware and cutlery to bath and shower accessories which have been donated from vendors of the International Home and Housewares Show.
· The White Elephant [Yelp]
· The White Elephant Resale Shop at Children's Memorial to Close [Crain's]
· White Elephant Shop at Children's Memorial to End 93-year Run [Sun Times]