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Midway Gardens

Architect
Frank Lloyd Wright
Place
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Construction
1914
Design / archive date
1913
Catalogue reference
FLWFA 1401 / S.180
Midway Gardens — photograph 1
Daderot · Public domain · Original photograph source

Sprites - Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Architect Albert Chase McArthur (1881–1951), with consulting work by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959). These sprites were designed by sculptor Alfonso Iannelli. They were first installed in 1914 at Midway Gardens in Chicago, and consequently now in the public domain.

Architecture & history

Midway Gardens (opened in 1914, demolished in 1929) was a 360,000 square feet indoor/outdoor entertainment facility in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. It was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who also collaborated with sculptors Richard Bock and Alfonso Iannelli on the famous "sprite" sculptures decorating the facility. Designed to be a European–style concert garden with space for year-round dining, drinking, and performances, Midway Gardens hosted popular performers and entertainers but struggled financially and the structure was torn down in October 1929.

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