Awaiting a New Tenant: Pioneer Arcade at North and Pulaski

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At North and Pulaski is Pioneer Arcade, a vacant Spanish Baroque building with a long history in Humboldt Park. This faded but magnificent structure designed by Jens J. Jensen served as an entertainment venue for more than 80 years.

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Garfield Park Fieldhouse, the “Gold Dome Building”

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Garfield Park Fieldhouse

One Chicago’s most striking and unique structures is the Garfield Park Fieldhouse. Known to many as the “Gold Dome Building,” this dramatic and detailed building is a rare local example of the Spanish Baroque style.

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