File:Detail view, north elevation of vertical sign (note incandescent lamps illuminated in the letters "Chicago") - Chicago Theater, 175 North State Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL HABS ILL,16-CHIG,165-6.tif

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Detail view, north elevation of vertical sign (note incandescent lamps illuminated in the letters "Chicago") - Chicago Theater, 175 North State Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
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Detail view, north elevation of vertical sign (note incandescent lamps illuminated in the letters "Chicago") - Chicago Theater, 175 North State Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Depicted place Illinois; Cook County; Chicago
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS ILL,16-CHIG,165-6
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  • Significance: Constructed in 1921 and designed by picture palace architects C.W. and Geo. L. Rapp, the Chicago Theater is one of the few remaining theaters in operation in the central area of downtown Chicago known as "the Loop." The building is located on State Street, the main shopping street in the Loop. The street facade features a brightly colored marquee and vertical sign. The vertical sign, with illuminated channel letters spelling "CHICAGO," is a landmark on State Street and a symbol of the City of Chicago. It is one of the few remaining original exposed lamp electric signs still in use in the United States. The sign was constructed mainly of materials common for the period. Early in the sign's existence, the letters "CHICAGO" were replaced with porcelain enamel-coated sheet metal, an early use of this material. The sign's lighting originally featured a four trough border of chaser lights that cascaded in a swirl pattern. Changes in its 75 year history have included abandoning the chaser lighting during World War II and changing the color scheme after the war. The top of the sign featured illuminated or painted letters with the names of the theaters owners which read in succession Balaban and Katz, ABC-Great States, and Plitt, with the present day configuration heralding the building as "THE" Chicago Theatre.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N277
  • Survey number: HABS IL-1195
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/il0807.photos.334937p
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Object location41° 51′ 00″ N, 87° 39′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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