Ring the Belle Shore Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Reviewer Smith: As I have not heard from the cache owner within the requested time frame, the cache is being archived.

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Hidden : 4/6/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A nice neighborhood with some great restaurants. This is an easy grab except for the large presence of muggles. Bring your own pen please!

The eight-story Belle Shore Apartments is located across the street at 1062 W. Bryn Mawr. Built in 1929 as an apartment hotel, it was designed by Nathaniel Koenigsberg and Leon Weisfeld, who were influenced by the Egyptian Art-Deco movement (King Tut’s tomb had been discovered only a few years before). It was named for developer Max Malter’s wife, Belle. It is decorated in green-and-cream terra cotta from the Northwest Terra Cotta Company and has many relief figures. The lobby has a mural with scenes from the Old Testament. The Belle Shore was originally intended as studio and one-bedroom accommodations for young, single working people and operated as a residential hotel—with full amenities—for many years. Over the decades, the Belle Shore was the victim of neglect, and much wear-and-tear was evident. In 1995, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1999 it was designated a Chicago Landmark.

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