March 3. 201 1
The Honorable Mini
uel del Valle
City Clerk Cily of Chicago Room 107. City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60602
RE: Recommendation that the (Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House Later Winona Gardens (now the South-East Asia Center) at 5120 N. Broadway
Dear Clerk del Valle:
We are filing with your office for introduction at the March 9, 2011, City Council meeting as a transmittal to the Mayor and City Council of Chicago the recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that the (Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 5120 N. Broadway be designated as a Chicago Landmark.
The material being submitted to you for this proposal includes the: 1. Recommendation of the Commission on Chicago
Landmarks; and
Proposed Ordinance.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Br ian Goeken Deputy Commissioner Historic Preservation Division
cc:
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Alderman Helen Shi Her, 46th Ward
ORDINANCE
(Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House 5120 N. Broadway
WHEREAS, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Municipal Code of Chicago (the "Municipal Code"), Section 2-120-630 through -690, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Commission") has determined that the (former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 5120 N. Broadway, as more precisely described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein (the "Building"), meets three criteria for landmark designation as set forth in Section 2-120-620 (1), (4) and (6) of the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Building was built in 1904 as a brewery-tied house, or tavern which exclusively sold Schlitz Brewery products. It was commissioned by Edward Uihlein, a German immigrant and the manager of Schlitz Brewery's operations in Chicago, and the Building is one of the best-remaining examples of fifty-seven such brewery-tied houses built by Schlitz in Chicago from 1897 to 1905; and
WHEREAS, the Building represents a distinct property type that conveys important themes from Chicago and American ...
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