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Aragon Ballroom is a ballroom located at West Lawrence Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, approximately 5mi north of downtown, in the Uptown neighborhood.HistoryConstruction was completed in 1926. The Aragon was designed in the Moorish architectural style, with the interior resembling a Spanish village. Named for an autonomous community of Spain, the Aragon was an immediate success and remained a popular Chicago attraction throughout the 1940s. The Aragon's proximity to the Chicago 'L' (elevated railway) train provided patrons with easy access, and often crowds in excess of 18,000 would attend during each six-day business week. Each night, powerhouse radio station WGN broadcast an hour-long program from the hall to audiences throughout the Midwestern United States and Canada.The ceiling looked like the sky, the clouds moved across the stars.According to legend, the secret tunnels under the nearby Green Mill bar, a Prohibition-era hangout of Al Capone, lead to the Aragon's basement.A fire at an adjacent cocktail lounge in 1958 forced the Aragon to close for several months. After the reopening, crowds declined significantly, to the point that regular dancing ended in 1964. A succession of new owners used the Aragon as a roller skating rink, a boxing venue, and a discothèque, (the Cheetah, a spin-off of the New York disco) among other uses. There were also occasional efforts to revive it as a traditional ballroom.

Aragon Ballroom is a ballroom located at West Lawrence Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, approximately 5mi north of downtown, in the Uptown neighborhood.HistoryConstruction was completed in 1926. The Aragon was designed in the Moorish architectural style, with the interior resembling a Spanish village. Named for an autonomous community of Spain, the Aragon was an immediate success and remained a popular Chicago attraction throughout the 1940s. The Aragon's proximity to the Chicago 'L' (elevated railway) train provided patrons with easy access, and often crowds in excess of 18,000 would attend during each six-day business week. Each night, powerhouse radio station WGN broadcast an hour-long program from the hall to audiences throughout the Midwestern United States and Canada.The ceiling looked like the sky, the clouds moved across the stars.According to legend, the secret tunnels under the nearby Green Mill bar, a Prohibition-era hangout of Al Capone, lead to the Aragon's basement.A fire at an adjacent cocktail lounge in 1958 forced the Aragon to close for several months. After the reopening, crowds declined significantly, to the point that regular dancing ended in 1964. A succession of new owners used the Aragon as a roller skating rink, a boxing venue, and a discothèque, (the Cheetah, a spin-off of the New York disco) among other uses. There were also occasional efforts to revive it as a traditional ballroom.

Lincoln Park is a 1208acre park along the lakefront of Chicago, Illinois' North Side, facing Lake Michigan. It is Chicago's largest public park. Named after Abraham Lincoln, it stretches for seven miles (11 km) from Ohio Street (600 N) on the south to near Ardmore Avenue (5800 N) on the north, just north of the Lake Shore Drive terminus at Hollywood Avenue. Several museums and a zoo are located between North Avenue (1600 N) and Diversey Parkway (2800 N) in the neighborhood that takes its name from the park, Lincoln Park. The park further to the north is characterized by parkland, beaches, recreational areas, nature reserves, and harbors. To the south, there is a more narrow strip of beaches east of Lake Shore Drive, almost to downtown. With 20 million visitors a year, Lincoln Park is the second-most-visited park in the United States.The park's recreational facilities include baseball/softball fields, basketball courts, soccer/football fields, tennis courts, volleyball courts, field houses, a target archery field, a driving range and golf course. The park also includes a number of harbors with boating facilities, as well as public beaches. There are landscaped gardens, public art, bird refuges, a zoo, the Lincoln Park Conservatory, the Chicago History Museum, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, and a theater on the lake with regular outdoor performances during the summer.

Lincoln Park is a 1208acre park along the lakefront of Chicago, Illinois' North Side, facing Lake Michigan. It is Chicago's largest public park. Named after Abraham Lincoln, it stretches for seven miles (11 km) from Ohio Street (600 N) on the south to near Ardmore Avenue (5800 N) on the north, just north of the Lake Shore Drive terminus at Hollywood Avenue. Several museums and a zoo are located between North Avenue (1600 N) and Diversey Parkway (2800 N) in the neighborhood that takes its name from the park, Lincoln Park. The park further to the north is characterized by parkland, beaches, recreational areas, nature reserves, and harbors. To the south, there is a more narrow strip of beaches east of Lake Shore Drive, almost to downtown. With 20 million visitors a year, Lincoln Park is the second-most-visited park in the United States.The park's recreational facilities include baseball/softball fields, basketball courts, soccer/football fields, tennis courts, volleyball courts, field houses, a target archery field, a driving range and golf course. The park also includes a number of harbors with boating facilities, as well as public beaches. There are landscaped gardens, public art, bird refuges, a zoo, the Lincoln Park Conservatory, the Chicago History Museum, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, and a theater on the lake with regular outdoor performances during the summer.

Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, is an urban hospital located in Uptown, Chicago, Illinois. It is a 236-bed hospital, located on the site of what used to be Clarendon Beach, a popular beach of the city.Beginning in July 2012, Weiss Memorial Hospital joined the other four Tenet Hospitals in Chicago as an Accountable care organization, part of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid's Shared Savings Program.

St. Augustine College is the first bilingual institution of higher education in Illinois. It was founded on 7 October 1980, under the auspices of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. The founding of a college was the culmination of ten years of work by Spanish Episcopal Services and Father Carlos A. Plazas, Ph.D.The college currently has roughly 1,400 students attending the school. St. Augustine College offers 14 degree programs at both the associates and bachelors level. The approximate tuition rate for St. Augustine is $8,100 per academic year.

Lincoln Park es un parque urbano de Chicago, Illinois, a lo largo del litoral del lago Míchigan. Con una extensión es de 4,9 km², es el parque público más grande de Chicago.NombreEl parque recibió su nombre en honor al presidente de los Estados Unidos Abraham Lincoln, quien pasó la mayor parte de su vida en el estado de Illinois.AtraccionesDispone de 15 campos de béisbol, 6 canchas de baloncesto, 2 campos de softball, 35 pistas de tenis, 163 campos de voleibol, pabellones deportivos y un campo de golf. Incluye varios embarcaderos y playas públicas. Hay también un zoológico, de acceso libre al público durante todo el año. Además es el lugar en el que se inspiró para poner el nombre de la famosa banda Linkin Park.Enlaces externos Hidden Truths: Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park - Then and Now (en inglés) A Lincoln Park Resource (en inglés)

Lincoln Park es un parque urbano de Chicago, Illinois, a lo largo del litoral del lago Míchigan. Con una extensión es de 4,9 km², es el parque público más grande de Chicago.NombreEl parque recibió su nombre en honor al presidente de los Estados Unidos Abraham Lincoln, quien pasó la mayor parte de su vida en el estado de Illinois.AtraccionesDispone de 15 campos de béisbol, 6 canchas de baloncesto, 2 campos de softball, 35 pistas de tenis, 163 campos de voleibol, pabellones deportivos y un campo de golf. Incluye varios embarcaderos y playas públicas. Hay también un zoológico, de acceso libre al público durante todo el año. Además es el lugar en el que se inspiró para poner el nombre de la famosa banda Linkin Park.Enlaces externos Hidden Truths: Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park - Then and Now (en inglés) A Lincoln Park Resource (en inglés)

The Edgewater Beach Hotel was a resort hotel complex in the far-north neighborhood community of Edgewater in Chicago, Illinois, designed by Benjamin H. Marshall and Charles E. Fox. The first section was built in 1916 for its owners John Tobin Connery and James Patrick Connery, located between Sheridan Road and Lake Michigan at Berwyn Avenue. An adjacent tower building was added in 1924. The hotel closed in 1967, and was soon after demolished.The Edgewater Beach Apartments were completed as part of the hotel resort complex in 1928. The "sunset pink" apartments complemented the "sunrise yellow" hotel in a similar architectural style. The apartments remain standing and have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.DesignDesigned by Chicago-based architects Marshall and Fox, the complex was composed of several buildings and recreation grounds. The Main Building, designed in the shape of a croix fourchée ("forked cross"), had 400 rooms and opened on June 3, 1916. It quickly became a success. In April 1923, construction began on a $3,000,000 19 story, 600-room tower addition to the south of the Main Building. The Tower Building, which opened for occupancy on February 9, 1924, had a stepped design, tallest at its center, with lower sections to the east and west of the center. The addition, initially called the Annex, was connected to the Main Building by a large hall known as Passaggio.The hotel had a 1,200-foot private beach and offered seaplane service to downtown Chicago. When both buildings were initially constructed, the hotel sat 20 feet from Lake Michigan. The 1933 extension of Lake Shore Drive north to Foster Avenue resulted in the creation of a private bathing beach east of the hotel and north of Foster along the Lake Michigan shore.

The Edgewater Beach Hotel was a resort hotel complex in the far-north neighborhood community of Edgewater in Chicago, Illinois, designed by Benjamin H. Marshall and Charles E. Fox. The first section was built in 1916 for its owners John Tobin Connery and James Patrick Connery, located between Sheridan Road and Lake Michigan at Berwyn Avenue. An adjacent tower building was added in 1924. The hotel closed in 1967, and was soon after demolished.The Edgewater Beach Apartments were completed as part of the hotel resort complex in 1928. The "sunset pink" apartments complemented the "sunrise yellow" hotel in a similar architectural style. The apartments remain standing and have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.DesignDesigned by Chicago-based architects Marshall and Fox, the complex was composed of several buildings and recreation grounds. The Main Building, designed in the shape of a croix fourchée ("forked cross"), had 400 rooms and opened on June 3, 1916. It quickly became a success. In April 1923, construction began on a $3,000,000 19 story, 600-room tower addition to the south of the Main Building. The Tower Building, which opened for occupancy on February 9, 1924, had a stepped design, tallest at its center, with lower sections to the east and west of the center. The addition, initially called the Annex, was connected to the Main Building by a large hall known as Passaggio.The hotel had a 1,200-foot private beach and offered seaplane service to downtown Chicago. When both buildings were initially constructed, the hotel sat 20 feet from Lake Michigan. The 1933 extension of Lake Shore Drive north to Foster Avenue resulted in the creation of a private bathing beach east of the hotel and north of Foster along the Lake Michigan shore.

"Not for TODAY -- But for ALL TIME!" -- Architects C.W. and Geo. L. Rapp in opening day publicity for the Balaban & Katz Corp., Aug. 18, 1925.

Berwyn is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is located at 1121 West Berwyn Avenue in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The adjacent stations are Bryn Mawr, located about 3/8mi to the north, and Argyle, about 1/3mi to the south. Four tracks pass through the station, but there is only single island platform in the center of the tracks; Purple Line weekday rush hour express service uses the outside tracks but does not stop at this station. Berwyn is named for the Berwyn station in the community of the same name, which is west of Philadelphia. Many of the roads (and thus CTA stations) in the Edgewater neighborhood are named after stations on the former PRR Main Line.HistoryThe Northwestern Elevated Railroad extended its services north from Wilson to Central Street in Evanston in 1908, but they did not build a station at Berwyn Avenue until the tracks between Wilson and Howard were elevated onto an embankment between 1914 and 1922. This new station was built to a design by architect Charles P. Rawson; the date of opening is not known, but a station may have existed at Berwyn by 1917. At the time of its opening the station was named Edgewater Beach Station; the name was changed to Berwyn in the late 1950s, around about the time that Lake Shore Drive was extended from Foster Avenue to Hollywood Avenue destroying the namesake Edgewater beach.

The Episcopal Church of the Atonement and Parish House is a historic church building at 5751 North Kenmore Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The Gothic Revival building was constructed in 1889 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.Congregational HistoryIn 1886 a group of Episcopalian families met in a building at Bryn Mawr and Winthrop Avenues and decided that a Church should be established in Edgewater. In November 1888 the group became a Mission of the diocese to be known as the Church of the Atonement. The cornerstone of the original Church was laid in November 1889 at the present site at Kenmore and Ardmore. The church was finished in June 1890.The architect was Henry Ives Cobb. He is known for the Potter Palmer Mansion, the Newberry Library and the Old Chicago Historical Society on Dearborn and Ontario Streets (now a nightclub). He also designed the Fisher Building. He had the east wall of wood to make expansion easy.In May 1898 the Mission became a Parish and had 120 members.The Parish house south of the Church was built in 1898. In 1910 the Church was enlarged to twice its capacity and served over 500 members. This expansion and the 1919 expansion were under the guidance of J.E.O. Pridmore. He carefully maintained the original character of an English Gothic Church. The first service after the last expansion was on Easter in 1920. The Church then had 650 members. In 1922 a new Parish House was begun and completed in 1924. Stained glass windows were begun in 1929 and finished in 1946. The best example of the stained glass is the Christ the King window in the North Chapel. It has been recognized in books on stained glass in Chicago as one of the best.

The Episcopal Church of the Atonement and Parish House is a historic church building at 5751 North Kenmore Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The Gothic Revival building was constructed in 1889 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.Congregational HistoryIn 1886 a group of Episcopalian families met in a building at Bryn Mawr and Winthrop Avenues and decided that a Church should be established in Edgewater. In November 1888 the group became a Mission of the diocese to be known as the Church of the Atonement. The cornerstone of the original Church was laid in November 1889 at the present site at Kenmore and Ardmore. The church was finished in June 1890.The architect was Henry Ives Cobb. He is known for the Potter Palmer Mansion, the Newberry Library and the Old Chicago Historical Society on Dearborn and Ontario Streets (now a nightclub). He also designed the Fisher Building. He had the east wall of wood to make expansion easy.In May 1898 the Mission became a Parish and had 120 members.The Parish house south of the Church was built in 1898. In 1910 the Church was enlarged to twice its capacity and served over 500 members. This expansion and the 1919 expansion were under the guidance of J.E.O. Pridmore. He carefully maintained the original character of an English Gothic Church. The first service after the last expansion was on Easter in 1920. The Church then had 650 members. In 1922 a new Parish House was begun and completed in 1924. Stained glass windows were begun in 1929 and finished in 1946. The best example of the stained glass is the Christ the King window in the North Chapel. It has been recognized in books on stained glass in Chicago as one of the best.

The Aquitania is a luxury, 82-unit cooperative apartment building in the Margate Park neighborhood of the Uptown community of Chicago, Illinois. It is officially designated on the National Register of Historic Places by The United States Department of the Interior.The Aquitania, known legally as the 5000 North Marine Drive Corporation, was built by Ralph C. Harris and Byron H. Jillson in the Classical Revival style. Its developer was George K. Spoor, the co-founder of Essanay Studios and a producer of silent movies during the first two decades of the twentieth century. At that time, Chicago rivaled both New York City and Hollywood in film production, and Spoor was able to use his considerable wealth to plan and develop a property, which he felt was befitting the celebrities connected with Chicago's growing entertainment industry. A legend, which purports that Essanay Studio actors Charlie Chaplain and Gloria Swanson once resided at The Aquitania, is likely unfounded. This probable factual inaccuracy reflects nothing more than film lore since all silent film production left Chicago's Essanay studios for southern California by 1918 at the very latest, and The Aquitania was not built until 1923, although there are historical accounts of both silent-film era stars staying as guests at The Aquitania when it was a hotel in its earliest days.

The Aquitania is a luxury, 82-unit cooperative apartment building in the Margate Park neighborhood of the Uptown community of Chicago, Illinois. It is officially designated on the National Register of Historic Places by The United States Department of the Interior.The Aquitania, known legally as the 5000 North Marine Drive Corporation, was built by Ralph C. Harris and Byron H. Jillson in the Classical Revival style. Its developer was George K. Spoor, the co-founder of Essanay Studios and a producer of silent movies during the first two decades of the twentieth century. At that time, Chicago rivaled both New York City and Hollywood in film production, and Spoor was able to use his considerable wealth to plan and develop a property, which he felt was befitting the celebrities connected with Chicago's growing entertainment industry. A legend, which purports that Essanay Studio actors Charlie Chaplain and Gloria Swanson once resided at The Aquitania, is likely unfounded. This probable factual inaccuracy reflects nothing more than film lore since all silent film production left Chicago's Essanay studios for southern California by 1918 at the very latest, and The Aquitania was not built until 1923, although there are historical accounts of both silent-film era stars staying as guests at The Aquitania when it was a hotel in its earliest days.

Park Place Tower is located at 655 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, Illinois and is a 56-story, 901-unit condominium tower located in the Lakeview neighborhood in the north side of Chicago. Park Place Tower is the tallest building in Chicago outside of downtown. Park Place Tower is one of the largest residential towers in Chicago at 530.5ft.Construction and renovationThe tower was initially built in 1971. The entire building was completely renovated and converted to a condominium building in a multi-million dollar project that lasted from 2001 until 2006.Design awardsThe Tower's redesign has earned many awards, including: The Interior Design Institute of British Columbia's Best in Show for 2002 The Interior Design Institute of British Columbia's Gold Medal Award of Excellence for 2002 The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago's Silver "Key Award" - Best Overall Community, Urban for 2002 The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago's Silver "Key Award" - Clubhouse/Club Center, Urban for 2002 The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago's Silver "Key Award" - Lobbies for 2002

Грейсленд — старое большое кладбище в Аптауне, Чикаго, США.ИсторияВ 1859 году городские власти Чикаго приняли решение о закрытии старого городского кладбища. Оно находилось в центре города, ныне там находится парк Линкольна, и мешало росту города. Опасаясь эпидемий из-за возможного загрязнения воды было принято решение кладбище закрыть, а могилы перенести.В 1860 году появилось одно из нескольких новых кладбищ Чикаго — Грейсленд. Тогда эта территория не входила в состав города.Первыми дизайнерами кладбища были Уильям Саундерс, ранее принимавший участие в создании кладбища Rosehill в Чикаго, а также Свейн Нельсон. В своей работе они руководствовались желанием сохранить природу сельского уголка, в котором создавалось кладбище, поэтому оно было создано в популярном «садовом» стиле, ставящем во главу ландшафтный дизайн.Во многом своей известности кладбище обязано архитектору Оссиану Коулу Симмонсу, проработавшему управляющим кладбища с 1881 по 1931 год. Он разработал дизайн большей части территории кладбища, а для оформления многих надгробий привлекал известных мастеров.С января 2001 года кладбище входит в национальный реестр исторических мест США.ДостопримечательностиКладбище широко известно своими архитектурными памятниками, а также необычными надгробиями. Роскошь кладбища даже стала объектом критики со стороны известного американского поэта Карла Сандберга, в одном из своих стихотворений, критиковавшего помпезность гробниц и те средства, которые тратятся на содержание кладбища.Широко известны две работы скульптора Лорандо Тафта (также упокоившегося на этом кладбище): «Eternal Silence» (также известную как Statue of Death), установленная на могиле бизнесмена Декстера Грейвса, и «Крестоносец», установленная на могиле издателя Виктора Лоусона.

Грейсленд — старое большое кладбище в Аптауне, Чикаго, США.ИсторияВ 1859 году городские власти Чикаго приняли решение о закрытии старого городского кладбища. Оно находилось в центре города, ныне там находится парк Линкольна, и мешало росту города. Опасаясь эпидемий из-за возможного загрязнения воды было принято решение кладбище закрыть, а могилы перенести.В 1860 году появилось одно из нескольких новых кладбищ Чикаго — Грейсленд. Тогда эта территория не входила в состав города.Первыми дизайнерами кладбища были Уильям Саундерс, ранее принимавший участие в создании кладбища Rosehill в Чикаго, а также Свейн Нельсон. В своей работе они руководствовались желанием сохранить природу сельского уголка, в котором создавалось кладбище, поэтому оно было создано в популярном «садовом» стиле, ставящем во главу ландшафтный дизайн.Во многом своей известности кладбище обязано архитектору Оссиану Коулу Симмонсу, проработавшему управляющим кладбища с 1881 по 1931 год. Он разработал дизайн большей части территории кладбища, а для оформления многих надгробий привлекал известных мастеров.С января 2001 года кладбище входит в национальный реестр исторических мест США.ДостопримечательностиКладбище широко известно своими архитектурными памятниками, а также необычными надгробиями. Роскошь кладбища даже стала объектом критики со стороны известного американского поэта Карла Сандберга, в одном из своих стихотворений, критиковавшего помпезность гробниц и те средства, которые тратятся на содержание кладбища.Широко известны две работы скульптора Лорандо Тафта (также упокоившегося на этом кладбище): «Eternal Silence» (также известную как Statue of Death), установленная на могиле бизнесмена Декстера Грейвса, и «Крестоносец», установленная на могиле издателя Виктора Лоусона.

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