February 27, 1925 – Item in the Chicago Daily Tribune on this date …
“Because ‘they aren’t wearing ‘em any more,’ more than 1,000 corsets, the stays
sterilized and refurbished by down and outers, lie moldering in the Monroe
street warehouse of the Christian Industrial league. They are gifts of friends of the
institution. ‘Placed end on end, says
George A. Kilbey, manager of the league, ‘there are enough corsets in that one
spot to carpet Michigan avenue from the link bridge to the Illinois Central
building [about two miles]. They could
wrap up the city hall. In fact, there is
enough steel in those stays to armor a light battle cruiser.”
February 27, 1933 – The new home of the Chicago Federation of Musicians is opened for business at 175 West Washington Street as several hundred invited guests look over the new digs. During the ceremonies James C. Petrillo, the president of the federation, is presented with a diamond studded commissioner’s star. During the evening the guests dance to the music of Wayne King, Ben Bernie, Charles Agnew and Fritz Miller and their orchestras. Architect Max Dunning designed the building in a modest Art Deco design, notable for the panels above the second story windows that reference the building’s purposes. The panels have representations of a flute player and harp player and a figure in the middle panel surrounded by musical instruments.
February 27, 1919 -- The final three pieces of real estate necessary for the construction of the Michigan Avenue bridge are secured. The city pays $719,532 to the estate of W. F. McLaughlin for a piece of property on the east side of Michigan Avenue fronting the south side of the river. $62,500 goes to John S. Miller for a triangular piece of land across Michigan Avenue from the McLaughlin property. Levy Mayer nets $91,760 for a small piece of property directly south of the McLaughlin holding. With these three transactions the city is ready to build the bridge that will change the north side of the city forever. The photo above shows the three pieces of property on each side of Michigan Avenue south of the river.
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