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Illinois Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 2)

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Lattof YMCA Pool Building
Des Plaines, IL
The Lattof YMCA opened in 1961 as the Northwest Suburban YMCA. This pool building features expansive walls of clear and decorative glass block. The building has been vacant since 2020. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Municipal Building
East Alton, IL
The Municipal Building was designed by Keeney & Stolze and built from 1960-1961. The tile mosaics are on the back of the building and are also used for the floor inside. [map]

Vital Services Building
East Alton, IL
The Vital Services Building is next door to the Municipal Building described above. The building was designed by Keeney & Stolze and built in 1968. It houses the police and fire departments as well as the East Alton Museum. [map]

Elgin:
Medical Surgical Building

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]