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46 WILMETTE LIFE April 22, 192? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + + + + + + + i All Electric WOrk i · + + : + + ·~ + Via del Lago Is New Trier;s New Commercial JJ'ay Following closely upon the opening of Teatro del Lago will come the completion of the shops being built in connection with the theater. · These wi.ll be ready for occupancy on or about May 1, according to Harry C. Edmonds, a member of the syndicate inte,r ested in the combined projects. Numerous applications have been received from reliable firms and a number of the store rooms have already been rented, Mr. Edmonds stated. In the very near future the shops will be outfitted with fixtures of the proper type and the st.r·c et will take on the appearance of a thriving commercial center. The shops are of the same stvle of architecture as the theater and the group forms a picturesque Spanish thoroughfare. Finished in sand surface white plaster, inset with Spa.nish tile panels, and surmounted with colorful copings, cornices and tile roof, the shops and theater create an atmosphere distinctly Spanish. One could almost imagine Via del Lago, the street upon which the buildings face, filled with gest iculatiug senors and marketing senoritas. NEW THEATER SPANISH IN MINUTEST DETAIL Teatro del Lago Architect Describes Dominant Features of Theater Design R·v Edwin H. Clark ( Archit"ect for Tcatro del Lago) + + + + + + + on lllllllll l !l l l llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ll lllllll l ll l lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l llll ll lll ll llll lllllll ', ;ll l l · : + + + + + + + + i T eatro del Lago i + + + lllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllli l lll ll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllilllllllll l llllllllllllllll lllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllll l llllllllllll + + + : + : + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + project by + + + : + : + + + i Chester Johnson Electric Co. i + · + + + + + I nc. + + + + + + + + + + : Phone Monroe 1170 + + + + + + + . + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHICAGO : + TEL. REPUBLIC 5125 All Sheet Metalling on T eatro del La go . by John W. Thomson Co. lllllllllllllll l llllllllllllllllllllllllll l ll lllllllllllllllllll l lll l llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l\ l l ll illllli ll llilllillll'l Teatro del Lago and the shops a.:e designed to represent a picturesque Spanish street with rough white plas·· ter walls in which panels of Spanish tile are inserted. The copings and cornices are brilliant blue and the railings and balconies of old wrought iron. The roofs arc · ,red Spanish tile. In designing . the interior of the theater an effort has been made to avoid oYer <kcoration and cheap elaboration of detail so often found in moving picture theaters. The large foyer with its vaulted ceiling and concealed lighting is to be beautifully furnished with comfortabk chairs, couches. tablrs, lamps, etc., and heavily carpeted. making a comfortable and restful waiting room when necessary. Adjoining this foyer arc attractiH dressing roomc; for men and women. Faithful to Spanish Style The auditorium. containing approxi!llateh· 1,400 scats, carries out the Twenty Cars of Cement same ·~panish design as is tlscd in the Used for Roadway Space cxtc.rior of the group. It is without Five thousand barrels of cement, or a balconY and the Aoor is sloped ~0 a train of twent\· car loads of this that en'l:Y scat has an un in tl·rrupte<l ·material was required to make the ,·icw of the screen. s 111 o o t h. white The chair~ art tlH: hl..' st and lll ·J::i t drivewan leading co111 iortahk pr0curable with ydour from S h .'2 rid an upholstered hacb an<l ~eab and arc road an<! T e n t h -;pacL·d so that patn1ns ran pa~ :, street t !J r o u g h through tlll· ai~ks ,,·itll a Juinimum oi that section of d i "C0111 i or t. ":\ o :\ f an's Land.' l1 T11l' ceiling i ~ ni bt'a\·y antiqll<' \YOnd approaching t h c l>t·anb ,,·ith a ~nit or<ulg': plastn h·:ne\\ · Tc~'. lr1l tll..'l t\\·cen. Lago. and also The \\·alls are a ""arm color of rough ior the construcplaster relieHd by pant!-. of genuine tion of the park11exican tile. b ing space for the E C W . Six iron bak,mies \Yitlt mirrored 400 automobiles of · · etssen erg French ,\"inclo\Y" arr phlct·d along the theatre patrom. The cement for this work was supp li ed the contractor bv sides with brilliant awnings over t hcse F. C. \Veisenl4._erg·. of 813 Elm street, " ·inclO\\'S. Comply with Chicago Law \\.innetka. dealer in coal and hui.lding The organ grilles arc Spanish 111 n~atcrial. :\fr. · \Veisenberg- also furlllshed the building tile used in the type painted in a combination of bright colors and the stage and pros construction of the theater building. cenium curtains arc in harmony with MILL WORK IMPORTANT the other decorations. The lighting- is Perhaps the smallest part in the from large Spanish lanterns on t hi! construction of Teatro del Lago was " ·ails and crude \\Tought iron fixtures the mill work. That part. rrevertlH.'- on the ceilings. less. was one of the most exacting jobs Although the building is not under in the building process. It was hand!- the jurisdiction of any local rules it . ed by the Nollau and Wolff :M anufac- complies strict ly with all Chicago orturing company, 1711 Fullerton avenur. dinanccs regarding fireproof construeChicago, and the requirements wert tion. ventilation, exits, aisles, etc., and as carefully worked out and met as the best equipment a vailahlc has been in any other part of the theater con- installed to provide the greatest possible Struction. . I safety, comfort and entertainment. Slate and Tile Roofing Sheet Metal lll l ll l ll l llli li ll dlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l llllllllllllll l· Telephone Seeley 7221 Seymour Architectural Iron Co. Ornamental Iron and Bronzes We F ucnisbed Ornamental Icons and Bronzes for Contractors 5949 SOUTH ASHLAND AVENUE T eatro del Lago r . . ED C. SEYMOUR President CHICAGO 1635-37 Fulton Street CHICAGO