The Mecca Apartments
Edbrooke & Burnham
1891 (demolished 1952) 3360 South State Street
Originally constructed as a hotel for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the 96-unit Mecca building became an apartment building after the fair. The building was acquired by Illinois Tech around 1941, and was demolished in 1952 to make way for the construction of S.R. Crown Hall.
Formerly/Also Known As: Mecca Flats
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Lee Bey, "The storied Mecca Apartments live again, thanks to 'Life' magazine archives," Beyond the Boat Tour, June 21, 2012, http://www.wbez.org/blogs/lee-bey/2012-06/storied-mecca-apartments-live-again-thanks-life-magazine-archives-100301.
Architects:
Bey, "The storied Mecca Apartments live again, thanks to 'Life' magazine archives."
Dates:
Bey, "The storied Mecca Apartments live again, thanks to 'Life' magazine archives."
Lee Bey, "The storied Mecca Apartments live again, thanks to 'Life' magazine archives," Beyond the Boat Tour, June 21, 2012, http://www.wbez.org/blogs/lee-bey/2012-06/storied-mecca-apartments-live-again-thanks-life-magazine-archives-100301.
Architects:
Bey, "The storied Mecca Apartments live again, thanks to 'Life' magazine archives."
Dates:
Bey, "The storied Mecca Apartments live again, thanks to 'Life' magazine archives."
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