Art
Architectural Rendering by Larry Shure
- Item Number
- 365
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Sold
- 65 USD to da7656a12
- Number of Bids
- 5 - Bid History
Item Description
Larry Shure is a city planner, preservationist and artist who documents neighborhood buildings and urban design in Chicago. He drew this architectural drawing in pen and ink of a stretch of buildings on the north intersection of Devon and Artesian in West Ridge, Chicago.
Here is some history on the area in the drawing:
As West Ridge developed, Devon became a high-end commercial strip with a number of impressive terra cotta buildings constructed in the 1920s. This district served an explosion of new homeowners attracted by the development of affordable bungalows. At the time the area still had some of the open agricultural character which marked the first development of the neighborhood.
These two buildings represent the second wave of architectural development, with a more streamlined appearance and less ornamentation. Both are clad with Indiana limestone, similar to the Moderne-style skyscrapers going up in the Loop around the same time. The building on the left, originally Hillman's Grocery, was designed by the firm of Leichenko & Esser in 1942. It's unusual to find commercial construction built during WWII, when most materials were shunted to the military or to housing. The building on the right was designed by Albert Hecht and constructed in 1939. It was originally a Rusnak Brother's Furniture, an early franchise with outlets throughout Chicago.
Item Special Note
Framed Hand drawn rendering of the north intersection of Devon and Artesian in West Ridge, Chicago.
Drawing is 6”x6”. Done in archival black ink on acid free 110 lb. paper. Matted in an 11" x 14" black aluminum frame.
Drawn and donated by Stone Parent Larry Shure
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