Schlitz Tied House Broadway at Winona

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Schlitz Tied House

This building at 5120 N. Broadway in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago was originally a Schlitz -tied House. It is two stories and rectangular in shape. The original building was 105 by 25 feet. It featured a prominent round turret. The style was eclectic German Renaissance Revival.

Schlitz Tied House

Sacred Heart School, Chicago

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Sacred Heart School

Lighthouse and Pier, Michigan City, Indiana

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Lighthouse and Pier Michigan City

Michigan City Lighthouse and Pier

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Michigan City Lighthouse and Pier

Lighthouse Michigan City

Old Lighthouse Museum, Michigan City

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Old Lighthouse Museum, Michigan City, Indiana

Washington Park Zoo, Michigan City, Indiana

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Washington Park Zoo

Washington Park Zoo

The first origins of the Washington Park Zoo date to 1925. A retired animal trainer relocated his pet brown bear Jake to a makeshift zoo near the lakefront in Michigan City. Over the years, the Michigan City Fire Department provided other animals for this unoffical.zoo.

In 1927, Michigan City Manager Albert Coudin, Max Gloye, and Westley Kibby began planning for the creation of a Zoological Park in the Washington Park area. In 1928, the city manager appointed the first zoo board.

The makeshift zoo was moved from the lakefront to to the same dunes East of the lake. The board began by building new cages, pens and walkways.