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Illinois Mid-Century Modern Roofs & Canopies (page 1)

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Bel-Air Bowl
Belleville, IL
The Bel-Air Bowl was built in 1960 as the Panorama Lanes. The name was changed and signs adapted in 2007. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

Berwyn Western Plumbing [gone]
Berwyn, IL
Berwyn Western Plumbing was established in 1950. This building was built in 1962. This photo is from 2012. The building was demolished around 2015.

Bloomington:
McPherson Theatre

Arrowhead Lanes
Champaign, IL
The Arrowhead Lanes was built in 1961. The basement bar was known as the Tip-of-the-Arrow Lounge. For more, see this website. [map]

Trim 'N Tidy Cleaners
Chicago, IL
The Trim 'N Tidy Cleaners was built in 1963. For more, see this website. [map]

former Meigs Field Terminal and Control Tower
Chicago, IL
The former Meigs Field Terminal and Control Tower was a single runway airport. The control tower was built in 1952 and the terminal in 1961. The airport closed in 2003. The terminal now houses the Northerly Island Visitor Center. [map]

Ida Crown Natatorium
Chicago, IL
The Ida Crown Natatorium in Eckhart Park was built in 1961. This pool and the twin below in Harrison Park were designed by the Stanley Engineering Company. For more, see this website. [map]

Harrison Park Pool
Chicago, IL
The Harrison Park Pool, aka the natatorium, was built in 1963. [map]

Pride Cleaners
Chicago, IL
Pride Cleaners was designed by Gerald Siegwart and built in 1959. The building features a concrete hyperbolic parabola roof and the original sign. Chain link fencing has been installed to discourage skateboarders from using the roof. There was another location in Chicago which is gone now. [map]