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Why did Louis Sullivan remain in the Boston area after his parents moved to Chicago in 1869?
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Louis Sullivan
Louis Sullivan, detail of an oil painting by Frank A. Werner, 1919; in the collection of the Chicago Historical Society.
When Louis Sullivanâs parents moved to Chicago in 1869, he remained in the Boston area to continue his education. He stayed behind with his grandparents and later with neighbors, commuting into Boston to attend school.1