For years, Olson was the leading rug company in the area — the first rug and carpet maker to build a plant west of Pennsylvania. The factory and showroom had 1.5 million feet of floor space and ...

Marshall Field & Company bought the Olson Rug plant and turned it into a warehouse in 1965, but kept the park operating until 1978. Then it was bulldozed in favor of more parking space.

Visitors to a missile launch site at Belmont Harbor in Chicago view the newly installed Hercules Nike (left, foreground) and Ajax Nike missiles in 1958. And right, a promotional photo for Olson ...

The Rug Company Teams Up With Rodarte for a Stylish Collaboration, and More News This Week Here’s what you need to know By Madeleine Luckel, Katherine Burns Olson, and Mel Studach March 5, 2021 ...

Product Launches Nicole Fuller Debuts New Collection for The Rug Company Do you find yourself filled with the urge to travel right now—while left only with interiors projects to work on?

The Olson Rug Factory designed the Waterfall Park as a tie-in to its showroom, but commercially-driven or not, the mystical site became a major attraction for Chicagoans with kids.

One of the few places we went for entertainment was Olson Rug Company in Chicago (it was free). What can you tell me about this unique park setting?” ...