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Illinois Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings (page 5)

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former Mount Olive Missionary Church
East Peoria, IL
The Mount Olive Missionary Church looks like a quonset hut but the structure was actually produced in 1937 by the R. G. LeTourneau manufacturing plant, a local factory which was developing steel houses. This building now houses the Last Harvest Missionary Church. For more, see this website. [map]

Bowlway Lanes
Elgin, IL
The Bowlway Lanes opened in 1942. It closed in 2020 and this sign was removed. The building remains vacant. [map]

Salvation Army
Elgin, IL
This Salvation Army building was designed by Albert Fehlow and built in 1930. [map]

Elgin Tower
Elgin, IL
The Elgin Tower was built in 1929 as the Home Banks Building. It was designed by designed by W. G. Knoebel. When the First National Bank of Chicago moved into the building in 1932, it was renamed the Elgin Tower Building. For more, see this website. [map]

used car dealership
Elgin, IL

2012:
2025:
This used car dealership appears to be from the 1920s or 1930s. Does anyone know the history of this building? [map]

Illinois National Guard
Elgin, IL
This Illinois National Guard was built from 1937-1939. For more, see this website. [map]

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