Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge is located at 4802 N. Broadway in Chicago.  It is located in the Uptown neighborhood.

In 1907, it was known as Pop Morse’s Gardens (also Pop Horse’s Roadhouse).  During that time period the area was called Lakeview.   It was known for its large sunken beer garden.

In 1910, Pop Morse’s Gardens was purchased by Tom Chamales.  He expanded the facility and added outdoor dancing and entertainment in the sunken gardens. He installed a Rhumba Room on the second floor.  He had a large green windmill on the roof to go with the new name–Green Mill Gardens ( the name as inspired by the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

Chamales was also involved with the construction of the Rivera Theater around the corner.

During Prohibition, the Green Mill was leased to the Mafia by the Chamales Brothers.  One of the managers was Machine GunMcGurn.  He worked for Al Capone.  He was also involved in the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre.

One of the regular customers was Al Capone.  His favorite booth was across the side door  on Lawrence at the end of the bar.

Following the gangster era and prohibition, the Green Mill was acquired by the Batsis Brothers in 1942.  They owned the night club into the 1960’s.  They were responsible for some of the current day décor.

 

     The Chicago Athletic Association Building is located at 12 South Avenue in Chicago.    It was built in 1893.  The architect was Ives  Cobb.   The architectural style is Venetian Gothic.  It was patterned after the Palace of the Doge  in Venice.

     

This building is located at 3 North Elm Street in Three Oaks, Michigan. It was owned by Edward K. Warren. In 1858, he opened a dry goods store in Three Oaks. He developed the product feather bone as a replacement for whalebone stays used in women’s dresses. He opened a factory in Three Oaks to manufacture the new stays. In 1905, his company built a new office space at 3 North Elm Street. Warred hired architect George Allan to design the building as the headquarters for Warren Feather Bone Company.

The building is three stories high. It is rectangular in shape The style is Renaissance Revival . Two principal facades are orange brick and have limestone trim. Main facade is symmetrical with a broad , arched opening on the first floor. There are squared head windows on the second floor and round head windows on the third floor.

     Bridging the former Michigan Central Railroad tracks in Michigan City, Indiana, there is an impressive structure.  This was used as a coaling tower for steam engines.  It was built in 1924.  This was constructed for the Michigan Central Railroad by Roberts and Schaefer Company (Chicago).

     This tower now exhibits signs of aging and vandalism.