Civic Opera House (Chicago)
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The Civic Opera House, also often referred to as the Lyric Opera House, is an opera house located at 20 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. The Civic's main performance space, named for Ardis Krainik, seat
Auditorium, named in honor of Ardis Krainik.
West façade of the Civic Opera House
Wacker Drive façade of the Civic Opera House
Sculpture by Henry Hering
Samuel Insull
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Samuel Insull was a British American business magnate. He was an innovator and investor based in Chicago who helped create an integrated electrical infrastructure in the United States. Insull created
Civic Opera House (Chicago)
…with a 45-story office tower and two 22-story wings, known as the Civic Opera Building that opened November 4, 1929 and features Art Deco details. Samuel Insull envisioned and hired the design team for building a new opera house to serve as the home for the Chicago Civic Opera. The building has been seen as…
Insull in 1920
Samuel Insull, president of Commonwealth Edison, in 1910
Insull (front row left) at the presentation of the first Franklin Medal to Thomas Edison (front row center) in 1915
Insull on the cover of Time, November 1926