Vautravers Building
The Vautravers Building is a historic apartment building at 947 W Newport in the Lake View neighborhood of Chicago. It was relocated in 2021 to preserve it as part of the reconstruction of the CTA Red Line elevated rail structure.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Residential building
- Description: historic apartment building in Chicago
- Also known as: “The Vautravers Building”
- Address: 947-949 West Newport Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Addison station and The Playground Theater.
Addison station
Metro station
Photo: Gerald Farinas, CC BY 2.5.
Addison is a Chicago "L" station on the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line. It is located in the Wrigleyville area of the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, at 940 West Addison Street with city block coordinates at 3600 North at 940 West. Addison station is situated 1,200 feet north of Vautravers Building.
The Playground Theater
Theater building
The Playground Theater is a continuously operating non-profit theater in Chicago dedicated to Modern Theatrical Improvisation, a form of theater invented in the city. The Playground Theater is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Vautravers Building.
Briar Street Theater
Theater building
The Briar Street Theatre is a theatre located in Lake View, Chicago, and was home to the long-running Blue Man Group. Originally the carriage house for the Marshall Field and Company horses, the space was purchased by Walter Topel and reconstructed into a theater. Briar Street Theater is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Vautravers Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake View and Boystown.
Lake View
Suburb
Lakeview or Lake View is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. Lakeview is located on the city's North Side and is bordered by West Diversey Parkway on the south, West Irving Park Road and West Montrose Ave on the north, North Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and the shore of Lake Michigan on the east.
Boystown
Neighborhood
Photo: Simulcra, Public domain.
Lakeview or Lake View is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. Lakeview is located on the city's North Side and is bordered by West Diversey Parkway on the south, West Irving Park Road and West Montrose Ave on the north, North Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and the shore of Lake Michigan on the east.
Lincoln Park-Old Town
Photo: AndrewHorne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
In Lincoln Park, collegians mix with freshly-minted lawyers and barrel-chested brokers. All come to seek their good fortune in beer gardens on the north side of Chicago, a short walk from miles of beautiful parks and the fabulous Lincoln Park Zoo.
Vautravers Building
- Category: building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.94431° or 41° 56′ 40″ northLongitude
-87.65378° or 87° 39′ 14″ westLevels
3Open location code
86HJW8VW+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 210331419OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialWikidata ID
Q108131386
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In Other Languages
“Vautravers Building” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ヴォートラヴァーズ・ビル”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid-e-Abubakr and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Clark & Newport/Sheffield and Gold Crown Liquors.
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