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Illinois Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 2)

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former Bleeker's Bowl
Evergreen Park, IL
Bleeker's Bowl started out as a liquor store and bar in the late 1940s. The bowling lanes were added in the 1950s. Bleeker's Bowl closed in 2013. The building was remodeled for a Binny's Beverage Depot. The zigzag roofline was preserved. These signs are gone. The zig-zag roofline remains. [map]

former Famous-Barr
Fairview Heights, IL
This Famous-Barr department store was built in 1973 and now houses a Macy's. The dome was destroyed during a tornado in 2006 and rebuilt. There are a couple of other similar Famous-Barr buildings in Missouri. For more, see this website. [map]

Fire Department
Granite City, IL		 Granite City Steel Building
Granite City, IL
This Fire Department was built in 1960. [map]

The Granite City Steel Building was designed by Sverdrup & Parcel and built in 1958. For more, see this website. [map]

Post Office
Granite City, IL
I believe this Post Office was built in the early 1960s. [map]

Party House
Jacksonville, IL
The Party House package liquor store has been here since at least 1971. [map]

Joliet:
Will County Courthouse

Resurrection Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum
Justice, IL
The Resurrection Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum was built in 1969. It has one of the largest stained glass installations in the world. There are 2,448 panels. For more, see this website. [map]

former Lincolnwood Hyatt House [gone]
Lincolnwood, IL
The former Lincolnwood Hyatt House was designed by Hausner & Macsai and built in 1960. The hotel changed names many times over the years before becoming the "Purple Hotel", a reference to the building's purple glazed brick. The hotel closed in 2007 and remained vacant until it was demolished in 2013. These photos are from 2012.