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Cork Opera House is a theatre and opera house in Cork in Ireland. The first venue opened in 1855 on Emmet Place (then known as Nelson's Place) to the rear of the Crawford Art Gallery. This original building was destroyed by fire in 1955, and a replacement opened in 1965. With a number of additions in the early 21st century, the 1000-seat venue ...
History of Chicago opera houses and associated companies. Crosby's Opera House (1865–1871) was an opera house in Chicago, Illinois, founded by Uranus H. Crosby, destroyed by fire. Grand Opera House (1872–1958), built at 546 N. Clark Street (119 N. Clark Street today) by John Austin Hamlin. Chicago Opera House (1885–1913) constructed in ...
Detail of a sculpture by Henry Hering. The Civic Opera Building is a 45-story office tower (plus two 22-story wings) located at 20 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. The building opened November 4, 1929, and has an Art Deco interior. It contains a 3,563-seat opera house, the Civic Opera House, which is the second-largest opera auditorium in North ...
Goose Island. Goose Island is a 160 acre artificial island in Chicago, Illinois, formed by the North Branch of the Chicago River on the west and the North Branch Canal on the east. It is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) across at its widest point.
The Civic Opera House, also called 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, seats 3,563, making it the second-largest opera auditorium in North America, after the Metropolitan Opera House. Built for the Chicago Civic Opera, it has been home to ...
Website. www.blueisland.org. Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of Chicago's Loop. [3] Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. The population was 22,558 at the 2020 United States Census.
Northerly Island Natural Area on south half of Northerly Island. Northerly Island (also Northerly Island Park) is a 119-acre (48 ha) human-made peninsula and park located on Chicago 's Lake Michigan lakefront. [ 1 ] Originally constructed in 1925, Northerly Island was the former site of the Century of Progress world's fair and later Meigs Field ...
Crosby's Opera House (1865–1871) was an opera house in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was founded by Uranus H. Crosby in 1865 with the goal of advancing the arts in Chicago by bringing opera to the city. [1] The five-story building was designed by William W. Boyington and contained statues of painting, sculpture, music and commerce that ...