Gymnasium Building Bas Reliefs - Chicago, IL
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libbykc
N 41° 55.529 W 087° 39.168
16T E 445873 N 4641708
This set of small bas relief sculptures featuring sports scenes was salvaged from a building that was demolished to make way for the train station they are now displayed in.
Waymark Code: WM11QEB
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2019
Views: 1
These bas relief sculptures are displayed in the northern entrance to the Fullerton "L" train station. To find them, enter from the north side of Fullerton. You will need to pay the fare with a swipe card at the turnstile to get in. The sculptures are displayed on two poles, one on each side of the central staircase leading up to the train platforms. They are very inconspicuous and I went by them many times without noticing them. I only discovered them because I saw the plaque at the bottom of the stairs and began to look around for them.
The plaque reads:
GYMNASIUM BUILDING BAS RELIEFS
The six bas-reliefs in this installation, representing athletic activities, originally were part of the Gymnasium Building of the McCormick Theological Seminary. Completed in 1929, the building was designed by Dwight G. Wallace in the Collegiate Gothic Revival style. Known as Hayes Healy Gymnasium after it became part of DePaul University in 1976, it was demolished in 2005 to make way for the expansion of the CTA Fullerton Elevated Station.
Installation Designer: Michal Grucza
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Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1929
Where is this sculpture?:
943 W. Fullerton Ave.
Chicago, IL
60614
Website for sculpture?: Not listed
Sculptors Name: Not listed
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