This building is located at 4240 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago.   The architect is Clarence Hatzfeld..  It was constructed in 1910.  Cornerstone laid in in the.same year.  This is a substantial four story red brick building with limestone detailing. It has a symmetrical composition.   The design featured geometric flourishes and a limestone clad parapet that reflected the then modern Prairie style.

     Upper floors contained the Lodge Hall 

     Lower Assembly Hall a large banquet hall designed for community gatherings and social activities.

     Exterior Features  Building is characterized by its large multi light windows and a notable geometric stepped back parapet at the roofline

1.      This building was built in 1908–1910. It is a Prairie Style building .  It was designed by Dwight H. Perkins.  This public high school was built for the rapidly  growing Irving Park neighborhood in northwest Chicago

This building is a Mediterranean Revival style Building.  It was built in 1925-1926.  The builder and architect was Owen Burns.

    It was the home of the Sarasota Herald Newspaper from 1925 to 1926. This was a one story building. It was 45 feet in width and 197 feet in depth. Construction used hollow clay tile blocks.

      Over the years, the building was converted from its single story to multiple levels.  The original entrance was replaced  by a French Window, and a new recessed entrance was created by combining two of the original window bays.

     As of March, 2026 current tenants are Fisher and Fine, Uplift on Orange,Hello Tattoo Parlor, Body Reform Fitness, Figgy Co., The Fountain Kitchen Bar, Burns Square Hotel.

     Fisher and Fine Company 539 S. Pineapple Ave.is a vintage jewelry boutique on the ground Floor.. Uplift on Orange at 536 Orange Avenue. The studio is a boutique fitness studio located on ground floor.  Hello Tatoo Parlor at 530 S. Orange Avenue is a traditional tattoo and piercing shop located in the Burns square District.  Body Reform Fitness is located at 529 South Pineapple Avenue. It specializes in Electrical Muscle Stimulation.  Figgy.Company 533 S. Pineapple Avenue. This is a clean beauty band wellness boutique. Gift SRQ is located at 537 Pineapple Avenue.  Boutique Gift shop including house warming, new babies, weddings, and birhdays. Fountain Kitchen and Wine Bar is located at 543 S. Pineapple Avenue. This is a casual ,Italian effusion bistro. It is known for itsnpersonal.sized artisan pizzas and cozy European Style. Burns Square Hotel is located at 531 S. Pineapple Ave. It is a boutique hotel.  There are eight rooms often referred as apartment suites.

          Owen Burns:Built the Spanish Mission Style

          Lindsay Family (Sarasota Herald)  owned and operated               the newspaper here from 1925 to 1957. They converted the single story 1925 Herald Building to a multilevel structure.

         Sarasota Woman’s Exchange: bought the building in 1969 for $80,000. The organization moved into the building in 1969 after purchasing and renovating.  The building was renovated to suit the consignment shop in 1982

     Denise Kowalski purchased the Sarasota Herald. Building in 1986. She initially bought the building with.a partner to.save it from speculators.  In March 2003 she became the sole owner after buying out Jer ex husband’s 50% share for $700,000.  

     In 1996, she converts three original studio apartments on the second floor into a single large residence for her family. The building is currently listed for sale for 8.5 million

Ansel  Brainerd Cook was a prominent 19th century Chicago stonemason, contractor and Illinois lawmaker.He built a historic Victorian home in Libertyville, Illinois.

     He built his country home in 1878. It  an Eastlake style structure  designed by W.W. Boyington.  It is an 2 and one half stories. First floor contains traditional large public rooms with wood trim and paneling. 

     Second floor.Central hall leading to a series of bedrooms and smaller rooms.These floors currently house Victorian era furnishings and a local history gallery.

     Half story (attic) a very.large attic space accessible by stairs from the second floor.

Exterior:The home is characterized by its steep hipped roof with projecting gable dormers and stately columns that stretch the full height of the 2 and one half story facade. Current facade is stucco.covering wood siding

    The Ansel B. Cook building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It serves as a museum for Libertyville Historical Society

Park View Hotel was built in 1926-7. Built by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.  It was located on the 300 bloc of Venice Avenue. Florida Medical Center, winter headquarters of  KMI in 1932, Hospital for Army Air Base.  The architect was the firm of Walker and Gillette.  The building style was Northern Italian Renaissance.

     There were 100 rooms. 3 floors.  Ground floor designed for commercial use.  There was a space for a large restaurant and 16 shops.  Upper floors housed the guest rooms.

     The building was a steel reinforced concrete block structure finished with stucco.

     

     This Bath house is located at 1914 West Division Street Chicago.   It originally  opened in 1906.  It is a 2 story building.  The first floor contains the banya hot room, steam rooms, cold plunges, the restaurant and bar area.  The second room is for private services including massage therapy and sleeping rooms

     The exterior of the building features  primarily Chicago common brick with plain features.  The roof is flat it consists of multiple layers of bitumen alternating with reinforced fabric.  The roof edge is defined by brick parapet wall capped with clay tiles or stone.   A skylight provides natural light.

     The building style is utilitarian brick commercial style. The architects are not definitely known.  They may be Levy and Klein.

     The bath house was originally known as the Kaplan Russian Turkish Bath .  The owners were Jewish. The facility served Eastern European Immigrants. It became a cultural hub in the neighborhood.

     The Colluci family owned and operated the facility for multiple decades. They  maintained the traditional atmosphere of the facility.

    The Bath House is one of oldest continuously operating bath houses in Chicago .  It served as a secluded off the book locations for politicians and mobsters to conduct their business.

     The 606 trails bridge over Milwaukee Avenue is a landmarked suspension bridge that transforms a 1915 railway structure into a pedestrian and cyclist crossing.

Design: The structure features prominent white suspension arches, added during rehabilitation to support the bridge without using pie rather would block traffic on Milwaukee Avenue Below

Safety and Traffic Flow: by converting the old multiple column supported railway bridge, the new design allows for improved safety and traffic flow on the busy street below.

Artistic Element the arch structure is designed to be lit at night, making it an iconic, artistic and functional feature of the 2.7 mile Blooming trail, which connects the neighborhoods of Bucktown, Logan Square, Humboldt Park and Wicker Park.

     The path repurposes an abandoned elevated freight line which the area from the 1870’s.

     The bridge over Milwaukee Avenue is primarily made of steel and concrete., combining components from its 1915 origins with modern structural upgrades completed in 2015

     The Noel State Bank building is located at 1601 North Milwaukee Ave Chicago. The bank was founded in 1905 by Joseph R. Noel.   The bank building was built in 1919 -1921. The builder was Gardner  C. Coughlin. He was also the architect for the building. Construction costs were $400,000.

     The building style was neoclassical. Building exterior is clad entirely in ornamental terra cotta. There are large windows divided by engaged pilasters topped with Corinthian Capitals.

     More recently the building was used by Walgreens Drug Store and Barnes and Noble Book Store

     Super Dawg In is an iconic family drive in restaurant at Milwaukee, Devon and Nagle Avenues in  Norwood Park Chicago.  It was founded in 1948 by Maurie and Flaurie Berman. It is known for its Chicago style hot dogs served on a poppy seed bun.  They originally created the restaurant to fund their education.

     They created a unique car hop experience featuring hot dogs and custom cut fries.  They are famous for their 12 foot Maurie and Flaurie Statues.

     They have opened a second location in Wheeling.

     They initially opened the stand to be a temporary  summer venture, it quickly turned into a year venture.  It was named after popular heroic comic characters of the 1940’s.  The restaurant is now being managed by the family of the original owners.

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