Dining Hall

Dining Hall

 

In 1911, the municipality of Chicago acquired 158 acres of land in the northwest area of the city. It was located at the corner of Pulaski Road and Bryn Mawr. This property was slated for the Chicago Municipal Sanitorium.

This facility eventually opened in 1915. It was the largest in the United States. Dr. Theodore Sachs was the first president. Dr. J. Thompson served as chief of laboratories from 1945–1970.

The Sanitorium was a contained community. The south section of the grounds was used for ambulatory cottages for women. The north cottages for men. The dining halls were east of the Administration Building–one for women; one for men. There were a group of Infirmary Buildings with a capacity of 300 beds.

The power house and a laundry building were located at the east end of the property. There was a tunnel system connecting the main buildings.

The facility closed in 1974. The city wanted to use the property for retail shopping and apartments.

     This building is a six flat apartment located in the West Ridge neighborhood of Chicago at 2044-2048 Farwell Avenue.  It was built in 1928 for George Carlson and F. Anderson.  The architect was Godfrey Carlson (a Chicago architect).

     The building style is Spanish Baroque Revival.  Few changes have been made  during its history.   It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 11/15/2003

The Adelphi Theater stood at the corner of Clark and Estes. Rogers Park. It closed for the last time in 2002. It was demolished in 2006. Originally, a condo development was proposed for the site

However after starting the project the developer ran out of money and the site was empty for years. Now (2019) condo development is being constructed.

This building dates to 1914. One occupant of this retail space was a catalogue store Johnson Smith and Company.

The Homestead Hotel at 1625 Hinman in Evanston, Illinois has recently been listed for sale.

The idea of a hotel in Evanston was developed by architect Philip A. Danielson in late 1926. He and his wife wanted to build a distinctive 18 century style family hotel. Construction began in 1927. The hotel opened in 1928. The Danielson’s planned to run the hotel initially until the operation was going smoothly. Then Philip could return to his architecture practice.

The first year of operation was successful. However in 1929 with the Depression, the story changed. The Danielsons worked hard to save the hotel from their creditors. Finally they were able to see the light at the end of tunnel. They managed the hotel until 1957