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Significant landmarks and Points of Interest of Chicago

Significant landmarks and Points of Interest of Chicago . Day Three 4 slides. The Chicago Theater. “Wonder Theater of the World Oct. 26, 1921 First , large, lavish theater in America Prototype $4 Million French Baroque style Arc de Triomphe $.25, $.35, $.50

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Significant landmarks and Points of Interest of Chicago

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  1. Significant landmarks and Points of Interest of Chicago Day Three 4 slides

  2. The Chicago Theater • “Wonder Theater of the World • Oct. 26, 1921 • First , large, lavish theater in America • Prototype • $4 Million • French Baroque style • Arc de Triomphe • $.25, $.35, $.50 • Film and live entertainment • Sept. 19, 1985 • 1986 – Chicago Theater Restoration Associates • Sept. 10, 1986 Reopened • Frank Sinatra

  3. Civic Opera House • 1929 – built • Samuel Insull, “Prince of Electricity” • Requirements for the new Opera house • Safety • excellent sight lines • comfortable seating • gracious surroundings • premium acoustics • 1996 – Fully restored • Lyric Opera of Chicago, Multimillion dollar restoration • Lyric Opera of Chicago • Largest Opera Auditorium in North America • Largest stage in Downtown • hybrid of Art Nouveau and Art Deco designs

  4. Daley Plaza • Richard J. Daley Center • Modern Vs. Classical Architechture • Court Rooms, Law Library and Office Spaces for City and Cook County • Chicago Civic Center until 1976 • Picasso and the Plaza • Under the Picasso • Kris Kindle Market/ City Christmas tree • Multi-cultural Mecca • Thursday Farmers market • Randolph and Washington; Clark and Dearborn

  5. House of Blues • Isaac Tigrett and Dan Aykroyd • 1992, Cambridge, Massachusetts – Harvard Square (13 today) • Dan Aykroyd, Aerosmith, Paul Shaffer, River Phoenix, Jim Belushi and Harvard University • Prominent Concert Venue • restaurant • Live Nation

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