The Oak Park Arms is a senior living retirement community focused on independent living for seniors located at 408 S. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. More than ten other providers of senior-centered care maintain offices at the Oak Park Arms. Oak Park Adult Day Care, an adult daycare center , located inside the Oak Park Arms on the 5th floor, opened on January 7, 2013. Kindness Creators, an intergenerational daycare located inside of Oak Park Arms, opened on August 29, 2019.
6-417: The Oak Park Arms was built in 1921 by George Cook and Arthur Lorenz at a cost of $ 750,000, and opened on April 20, 1922. The building was designed by Roy F. France . It was a luxury hotel and residence that hosted gala weddings and was host to notable guests, such as Eleanor Roosevelt . An addition was built on the south side of the building, which was completed in 1949. Joseph Glimco kept an apartment at
12-611: The Miami Beach include (roughly from south to north): (*=included in Collins Waterfront Architectural District ) He designed numerous hotels in Miami Beach which were surviving in 2018, while several others had been demolished. Demolished ones included: A number are contributing buildings in the Collins Waterfront Architectural District , listed on the National Register. This article about
18-512: The Midwest include: [Oak Park, Illinois] In Miami Beach, France "designed dozens of prominent hotels in Art Deco and Post War Modern styles adapted to local conditions. His advice regarding design was, 'Let in the air and sun. That's what people come to Florida for.'" The Post War Modern style here came to be known as Miami Modern architecture . Download coordinates as: Works by Roy France in
24-520: The Oak Park Arms from 1955 to 1958. In 1978, the Oak Park Arms was purchased and converted into a retirement community for seniors . The Oak Park Arms has been home to several radio stations throughout its history. On February 15, 1924, WTAY , owned by the Oak Leaves newspaper, began broadcasting from the Oak Park Arms. In 1925, the station was sold to Coyne Electrical School and its call sign
30-672: The Oak Park Arms. In 1971, 102.7's transmitter was moved to the John Hancock Center . Roy F. France Roy F. France (1888-1972 ) was the American architect who is credited with creating the Miami Beach, Florida skyline. He was originally based in the Midwest, but relocated to Miami Beach after a 1931 trip to Florida with his wife. Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Works in
36-608: Was changed to WGES. In 1926, the station was moved out of the Oak Park Arms. Ray Kroc played piano live on the air at WGES's studios in the Oak Park Arms. On October 7, 1950, AM 1490 WOPA began broadcasting, with its studios and transmitter located at the Oak Park Arms. The station continues to broadcast from the Oak Park Arms and is owned by Daniela Wojcik's CSWWII, LLC, holding the call sign WEUR . Ten days after WOPA signed on, its sister station WOPA-FM (current-day urban AC iHeartMedia -owned station WVAZ 102.7) began broadcasting, with its studios and transmitter also located at
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