group of six matching ornamental cast iron rectangular-shaped balustrade panels salvaged from the extant cadillac-palace theater located in downtown chicago. the perforated iron panels contain scrollwork in the form of repeating heart-shaped interlace. the gold metallic paint finish is mostly uniform throughout. possibly fabricated by the winslow brothers, chicago, il. the cadillac palace theatre originally opened in 1926 as the "new palace" theatre. it was built at a cost of $12 million as part of the eitel block project. in 1984 the theatre was renamed the bismarck theatre and turned into a rock venue. in 1999, it was renovated and renamed the cadillac palace theatre after cadillac purchased naming rights to the venue. it currently has maximum capacity of 2,344 people. the rapp brothers, george and cornelius, were responsible for the design of the cadillac palace theatre. the architectural firm rapp and rapp was active in chicago, illinois during the early 20th century. rapp & rapp is well-known as one of the leading designers of early 20th century movie palaces. they designed over 400 theatres including the majestic theater, dubuque, iowa (1910), the chicago theatre (1921), bismark hotel and theatre (1926), oriental theater, chicago (1926), and the paramount theatres in new york (1926) and aurora (1931). their inspiration for the look and feel of the palace theatre came from the fountainebleau and the palace of versailles, both found in france. the interior includes huge decorative mirrors, breche violet and white marble. the walls inside are adorned with gold leafing and wood decorations, as well as a series of complex arches and detailed brass ornamentation. during world war ii the united states government went around to most theaters and confiscated all the brass. brass was melted down and used for ammunition, shells, etc. at the time, the owners of the palace theatre painted all the brass in the theater white, so that when the government came in, they were tricked into thinking the theater contained no brass. the brass was left this way and generally forgotten about until the recent renovation of the theater, when the paint was scraped off and the brass ornamentation was rediscovered and restored to its original state. the theatre was opened as part of vaudeville's orpheum circuit. as part of the orpheum circuit, the theatre housed such stars as jimmy durante, mae west, jack benny,sophie tucker, and bob hope. after the loss of interest in vaudeville, the theatre was converted into a movie palace in 1931. each unit measures 22 3/4 x 6 inches. priced for the lot.