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A sign points to the exit for the Hinsdale Oasis above the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) and the Fred Harvey restaurant on Oct. 7, 1972. (John Bartley/Chicago Tribune)
A sign points to the exit for the Hinsdale Oasis above the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) and the Fred Harvey restaurant on Oct. 7, 1972. (John Bartley/Chicago Tribune)
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Enter the oasis. Unlike any other roadside stop in the United States, the over-the-highway pit-stop allowed weary travelers to do all these things and watch the divided highway below.
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