Chicago's South Shore Country Club
(Part of the Images of America: Illinois Series)
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Conceived in 1906, during an era of formal balls and Gatsbyesque lifestyles, the South Shore Country Club began as an idyllic lakefront retreat for the wealthiest of Chicago's movers and shakers. Marshall and Fox, architects of the Drake, Blackstone, and Edgewater Beach Hotels, were hired to design an opulent, Mediterranean-style clubhouse for a membership that included the Armour, Swift, Palmer, and Glessner families. The grounds provided a private...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738518891
ISBN13:9780738518893
Release Date:September 2001
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"
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