Broadway Armory Key Dates
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Event
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Source
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1916-09-23
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Permit issued for building as ice skating rink
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Economist
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1917-03-01
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Opens to public as Arena ice skating rink
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Chicago Tribune 3-1-1917
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1917-05-20
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Closes for season
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1917-10-00
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Reopens for season
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1918-00-00
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Ice skating rink closes
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1919-10-09
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Building leased as an Armory
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Chicago Tribune
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1920-02-07
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Governor Frank Lowden dedicates Broadway Armory
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Chicago Tribune
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1921-05-12
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First day of circus sponsored by the Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Tennant’s Protective League
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Chicago Tribune 5-7-1921
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1921-05-14
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Last day of circus sponsored by the Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Tennant’s Protective League
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Chicago Tribune 5-7-1921
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1921-12-07
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Uptown Chicago Association hold mass meeting
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Chicago Tribune 11-30-1921
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1922-04-00
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Roller skating, 6 day competition
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Chicago Tribune
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1924-10-31
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Circus sponsored by the Ku Klux Klan
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Chicago Tribune
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1924-11-09
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First day of two day Conclave of the Ku Klux Klan
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Chicago Tribune
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1936-10-00
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Frank Keenan, 49th ward alderman holds roller skating rally for Gov. Horner
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1938-00-00
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Lease of Armory to Fred Leiser for use as a roller skating rink renewed
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1942-00-00
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Roller skating rink closed
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1979-00-00
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Park District signs 25 year lease with the National Guard for partial use as a recreational facility
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Chicago Park District website, accessed 2-11-24
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1985-04-01
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Armory opens to the public as a Park District facility
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Chicago Park District website, accessed 2-11-24
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1995-00-00
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Parking lot north of Armory opened
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1996-00-00
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Petitions brought to Gov Edgar’s office in Thompson Center by ECC
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1996-01-00
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Edgewater first learned that National Guard planned to sell building
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1998-00-00
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National Guard sells Armory to City of Chicago
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Chicago Park Distict website, accessed 2-21-24
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2004-10-30
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Barack Obama speaks at rally when he ran for US Senator
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2008-07-27
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Barack Obama speaks at rally when he sought the Democratic nomination for President
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2023-07-27
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Public meeting at Armory to learn of decision to end many Park District programs there to allow building to be shelter for migrants; protests before
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2023-08-01
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First day migrants are sheltered.
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Chicago Park District website, accessed 2-11-24
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2024-06-08
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Opening of Armory for Park District Programs
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