Kem Weber: Palace Theater (Chicago, Ill.)

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Description

The 2500 seat Palace Theater was part of the Bismark Hotel complex on West Randolph Street in downtown Chicago. Weber worked with the owners to refresh the building into a more modern design. Weber re-imagined not only the theater, but the hotel room furniture, coffee shop, multiple on-site restaurants, and exterior facade of the building.

Creator

Kem Weber, designer

Source

Karl Emanuel Martin (Kem) Weber papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Date

1943-1946

Rights

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Citation

Kem Weber, designer, “Kem Weber: Palace Theater (Chicago, Ill.),” UCSB ADC Omeka, accessed December 5, 2024, http://www.adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/235.