As of June 2019, Bloomingdale's parent company, Macy's, has sold the building to Chicago developer, Al Friedman. It used to be occupied by Bloomingdale's Home and Furniture Store, which opened in 2003. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 27, 2001. īeginning in late 2000, the Medinah Shriners left the building, the exterior of the building was restored and the interior gutted and reconstructed for use as retail space. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in Old Mill Creek, Illinois. In March 2001 the City Council approved funding to remove the organ for eventual donation to a non-profit organization. It was controlled by a five-manual gallery console and a movable four-manual console. The instrument was the first five-manual instrument built by the firm and one of the largest in the city. The auditorium also contained a five-manual, 92 rank pipe organ, Austin Organs Opus 558, installed in 1915. The music to Fantasia 2000 was recorded at the Medinah Temple auditorium from 1994 to 1996. Many of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's most famous recordings from the late 1960s (for RCA with then-music director Jean Martinon) through the 1980s (for Decca with then-music director Sir Georg Solti) were recorded there. The fine acoustics of the Medinah Temple's auditorium made it a favorite site for recording. Additionally, WGN-TV used the Medinah Temple for The Bozo 25th Anniversary Special (telecast live September 7, 1986). Among the many events that took place in this venue was the annual Shrine Circus. 558), installed in 1915, with 92 ranks, a 5-manual fixed console and a 4-manual movable console (added in 1931).

The auditorium contained an Austin Organ Company pipe organ (opus no. The stage floor extended a considerable distance into the auditorium, and the seating was arranged in a U-shape around it. The building originally housed an ornate auditorium seating approximately 4,200 on three levels. In 2022, it was announced that the site will temporarily house Bally's Chicago casino while the $1.7B Bally's Casino is under construction nearby.

Wabash Avenue, extending from Ohio Street to Ontario Street. It is located on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois at 600 N. The Medinah Temple is a large Moorish Revival building in Chicago built by Shriners architects Huehl & Schmid in 1912.

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