Historic Walking Tour
112 West Elkhorn
Built in 1912, it originally appeared quite rustic- with the walls held together by rough wood trusses that poked up out of the roof, adding peaks to a flat roof- it's hard to describe. Later, the trusses were concealed with an exterior wall that gave the building a flat roof, and a tall looking second floor. The second floor has been used for decades as a bar, recently being remodeled with a goal of finishing the space as residential lofts or apartments. Today the second floor remodel is incomplete despite the local panic for housing.
Current use
La Tradicion Tacos (112)
Blake Trading (116)
Former uses
1963- The Donut Shop see ad below
1968- Jubilee Club (upstairs)
Elks Club B.P.O.E. (upstairs)
Kellys Nightclub (upstairs)
Chicagos Best Restaurant
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