The Three Arts Club Chicago – a Mausoleum

Gold Coast

www.cityofchicago.org/Landmarks/T/ThreeArts.html

Crains reports: building considered being converted into a mausoleum www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?article_id=325…
Seems sort of a ridiculous waste of an architecturally significant building.

Designed by Holabird & Roche and completed in 1914, the Three Arts Club was home to more than 12,000 female artists during its nearly 90-year existence but closed in 2003 because it didn’t have money for a major renovation. The building was designated a landmark in 1981.

A company controlled by Chicago developer Mark Hunt paid $13 million for the building in 2003 with the idea of converting it into a boutique hotel and social club. But that plan fizzled, and Mr. Hunt put the property back on the market.

THE CREMATION TREND COULD FUEL DEMAND FOR MORE PROJECTS. ABOUT A THIRD OF AMERICANS WHO DIED LAST YEAR WERE CREMATED, UP FROM 7% IN 1975.

Mr. Bickford confirms that he and his partners have a letter of intent to buy the building. Sources say Mr. Bickford’s group has agreed to pay $6 million to $7 million for the property, less than Mr. Hunt’s $9.8-million loan, which came due in February. Mr. Hunt did not respond to requests for comment.

Where Mr. Bickford’s idea goes from here will depend in part on how Gold Coast residents react to it. Alderman Brendan Reilly (42nd), whose ward includes the property, is reserving judgment but likes the proposed project’s limited impact on traffic.

sure, it would be quiet, but is that really what the building should be used for?

1 thought on “The Three Arts Club Chicago – a Mausoleum

  1. Tima says:

    This is one of the most misogynistic things I ever heard. This is a building meant for live, lively women in music, dance, drama, and art. Only a vicious, hateful mind could even conceive of filling it with human remains. Is nothing sacred or important in the US? Are all values gone? It seems greed is the only thing left.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.