after mecca, before crown: rediscovered images of mecca flats site shortly after its demolition for crown hall
This entry was posted on September 3 2022 by Eric
after mecca, before crown.
great collection of images (possibly taken by nickel) of excavation work for mies's crown hall (1956) at iit. the images - scanned this afternoon from contact sheets - offer a great visual record of the surrounding area, including long-gone buildings along state street.
i see lindahl did the excavation, but if i recall correctly speedway demolished edbrooke and burnham's mecca flats (1892).
the intricately designed and finely executed cast iron baluster was salvaged from mecca flats (1891) during its demolition for iit's crown hall. mecca flats was designed as a hotel by architects willoughby j. edbrooke and franklin pierce burnham for world's fair visitors. possibly fabricated by winslow brothers. the ornament's original finish was either bower-barff or black enamel.
courtesy of ryerson and burnham, art institute of chicago. mecca baluster courtesy of bldg. 51 collection.
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