Neighborhood Views

Neighborhood Views is a new column featuring architecture, infrastructure, and hidden history photos. Submit yours to our flickr group or send to chicagopatterns@gmail.com.

Corner Building at Damen and Grace

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corner building

This corner building at 3759 North Damen in North Center was built in 1913.


Italianate Corner Building at Division and Milwaukee

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Division and Milwaukee

Built in 1898, this corner building is at 1535 West Division.


Andersonville’s Calo Theater

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John Morris/Chicago Patterns

John Morris/Chicago Patterns

Located at 3415 North Clark Street, and opened in 1915.

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Opened in 1915 for the Ascher Brothers circuit, the Calo, which originally sat 880, is located in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood on Clark Street near Balmoral Avenue.

In the early 90s, the historic Calo, with its elaborate white terra-cotta facade, became the home of the Griffin Theatre Company, which put almost $100,000 into renovating and restoring the former movie house into a legitimate theater, the seating decreased to just 135 in its main auditorium.


Greystone Corner Building at 2959 North Milwaukee

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John Morris/Chicago Patterns

John Morris/Chicago Patterns

At the corner of Milwaukee and Central Park in Avondale is this mixed use commercial greystone building, now home to Luke Harding State Farm Insurance.