Illinois Service Federal: Architecture from the Atomic Age

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Bank architecture with space-age optimism

On a stretch of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive is this beautiful midcentury modern structure, still serving the same purpose for which it was built: banking.

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Muddy Waters’ House: an Uncertain Future

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About two weeks ago, a big red X appeared on the 120 year old former home of blues legend Muddy Waters, indicating that the building is structurally unsound. The Department of Buildings is currently seeking a court order to get a permit to raze the building, which lies in the North Kenwood landmark district. This location means that demolition would need approval from the landmarks commission.

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■ L ■ Rapid Transit

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This is across the street from the Belly Shack

The Western Avenue Blue Line stop in Bucktown.


Podlasie Club

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Polish bar and dance hall on Central Park Avenue.

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