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Illinois Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 1)

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Arlington Heights:
Daily Herald Building

Bloomington:
Bloomington Public Library [gone]

Champaign:
Jarling's Custard Cup
former National Conference of Teachers of English [gone]

American Legion
Chester, IL
This American Legion building may have been built in the 1950s. [map]

St. Mary's of Nazareth Hospital
Chicago, IL
I believe the St. Mary's of Nazareth Hospital opened in 1975. [map]

St. Joseph's Hospital
Chicago, IL
The St. Joseph's Hospital was built in 1963. For more, see this website. [map]

Hardy Corporation
Chicago, IL
The Hardy Corporation is responsible for much of the colored glass block used in buildings in the Chicago area in the 1960s. They still produce different types of clear glass block. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

former Dominick's Finer Foods
Chicago, IL		 Simgreen Building
Chicago, IL
This Dominick's Finer Foods supermarket was built in 1956. The building now houses a Happy Foods supermarket. For more, see this website. [map]

The Simgreen Building was built around 1959 for real estate developers, M. Suson & Associates. The tile mosaic in the lobby has a construction theme. For more, see this website. [map]

Prudential Insurance Building
Chicago, IL		 Prentice Women's Hospital [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Ohio House Motel
Chicago, IL
The Prudential Insurance Building was completed in 1955. The building is faced with limestone and aluminum. The relief carving Prudential's symbol, the Rock of Gibraltar, was designed by Alfonzo Lanelli. [map]

The Prentice Women's Hospital was built in 1975. It was designed by Bertrand Goldberg, most famous for Marina City. After being endangered for many years, it was demolished in 2013. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The Ohio House Motel was designed by Arthur P. Salk and built in 1960. These photos are from 2006. In 2013, the coffee shop was being remodeled for a new restaurant. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

More Chicago:
Bank One Building & Plaza (Chase Tower)
Meigs Field Airport Terminal [map]
O'Hare Airport Rotunda Building [map]
Oral Surgery Associates
Professional Building

Decatur:
Mueller Company

Lattof YMCA Pool Building
Des Plaines, IL
The Lattof YMCA opened in 1961 as the Northwest Suburban YMCA. This pool building features expansive walls of clear and decorative glass block. For more, see this website. [map]

Municipal Building
East Alton, IL
The Municipal Building was designed by Keeney & Stolze and built from 1960-1961. The tile mosaics are on the back of the building and are also used for the floor inside. [map]

Vital Services Building
East Alton, IL
The Vital Services Building is next door to the Municipal Building described above. The building was designed by Keeney & Stolze and built in 1968. It houses the police and fire departments as well as the East Alton Museum. [map]

Elgin:
Medical Surgical Building