The Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, the Midway Gardens, which stood at Cottage Grove and 60th. Built in 1914 and demolished in 1929, the outdoor music and dancing venue was ahead of it’s time. Prohibition was the reason for it’s untimely demise…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Gardens

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    On behalf of Oberlin’s anti-saloon league… sorry.
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    *crying* I can’t believe they tore down a FLW building because it housed a beer garden. Turn it into a track
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    fact that someting this beautiful...torn down makes my heart hurt.
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    What a shame. One of...things I loved most about living
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