Arcade Building being demolished, with IITRI Tower in the background, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
0360401-S4-03-001
1964
Office buildings
Arcades
Binga, Jesse, 1865-1950
Lost architecture
Wrecking
Bank buildings
Tall buildings
College buildings
IIT Research Institute
Michael Paul Galvin Tower (Chicago, Ill.)
Chicago (Ill.)
Photograph of the Arcade Building being demolished, circa 1964. The buildings that eventually became the Armour Research Foundation (ARF) Administration Building were constructed as the Binga State Bank (1924) and Binga Arcade Building (1929) by African-American entrepreneur Jesse Binga. The buildings were purchased by Illinois Institute of Technology in 1952, and ARF took up residence in 1954. Also known as: Binga State Bank (1924-1930), Arcade Building (1929-1953). Photographer unknown.
Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
036.04.01, Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999, Box S4, Folder 3, University Archives and Special Collections, Paul V. Galvin Library, Illinois Institute of Technology.
http://findingaids.archives.iit.edu/repositories/2/resources/1559
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http://hdl.handle.net/10560/islandora:15106