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Fine Arts Building

Office and Historic and Protected Site
Grant Park, Chicago
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  • Jenny K.heart icon on user image
    Jenny KDecember 25, 2014
    Beautiful building with an old-timey elevator operator, and full of interesting art and design tenants.
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  • Chelsea P.heart icon on user image
    Chelsea PetersonSeptember 30, 2013
    Been here 100+ times
    The only building in Chicago with manually operated elevators. Take a ride up, it can be surreal.
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  • Ami H.heart icon on user image
    Ami H.September 29
    Open studios the Second Friday of every month, 5:00 - 9:00pm. Explore 10 floors of arts and history (RSVP on the website) and join the mailing list to stay up on all Fine Arts Building events
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  • Joshua G.
    Joshua GinsbergJune 10, 2013
    Chicago Art Leasing artist Beatriz Ledesma has a studio here and on Friday, 6.14.2013, you can catch the opening of "Third Coast Diaspora" https://www.facebook.com/events/503272916406369/
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  • Ami H.heart icon on user image
    Ami H.September 25
    One of Chicago's "architectural jewels", designed by architect Solon S. Beman with past use as a showroom for the Studebaker Company
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    Joan BlumenthalApril 24, 2018
    The Chicago Opera Theater is outstanding ‼️
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  • Emily D.
    Emily DuffinSeptember 8, 2013
    Best view for a rehearsal hall ever!
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    chantal stoneJune 22, 2013
    Riding the elevator is like taking walk back in history!
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  • Courtney K.
    Courtney KasperowiczFebruary 20, 2013
    Been here 10+ times
    so pretty, appreciate the country's first artist colony!
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  • Annie H.
    Annie HFebruary 28, 2013
    Best elevator ever
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  • KC K.
    KC KylesNovember 7, 2013
    A day full of giving lessons! My type of life!
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  • Odell M.
    Odell Mitchell IIIJuly 7, 2013
    Pretty sweet old-timey elevator!
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  • Bradley W.
    Bradley WilsonApril 15, 2012
    Cool place to find old sheet music.
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  • PrePre
    PrePreJanuary 28, 2013
    This building is creepy, nice but creepy!
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  • KueenKris🤷🏾‍♀️ A.
    Pretty neat elevator!
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  • Alex d.
    Alex di MauroMay 1, 2011
    Beware the old-school elevator
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