Uptown Broadway Building - Chicago, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
N 41° 58.050 W 087° 39.528
16T E 445411 N 4646377
Built in 1926, designed by Walter W. Ahlschlager and known for its ornate terra-cotta facade, depicting ancient gods, rams' heads, shields, helmets, birds, fruits, and trophies.
Waymark Code: WM9FEN
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member scrambler390
Views: 4

From wikipedia:
The Uptown Broadway Building is a historic three-story building at 4703–4715 North Broadway Street in Uptown, Chicago. Lynn Becker of the Chicago Reader has called the exterior "a riotous, Spanish-baroque-inspired hallucination of polychromatic terra-cotta".

The Uptown Broadway Building is part of the Uptown Square Historic District. The Community Development Commission approved $1.1 million in TIF (tax increment financing) subsidy for the $4 million restoration (which is beautiful).

The Uptown Square National Historic District encompasses the Lawrence/Broadway area with its collection of significant buildings including the Uptown Theatre, the Aragon Ballroom, Riviera Theater, Broadway Bank Building and many others. Entertainment was historically the focus of this district.

There's a good article on the building, entitled "Legend of the North Side", here:
(visit link)

The beautiful restoration is a credit to those involved and is key to the continued improvement of this historic area.
Street address:
4703--4715 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL USA


County / Borough / Parish: Cook County

Year listed: 1986

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1925-1949

Historic function: Commerce/Trade

Current function: Commerce/Trade

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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