[2] Built in 1926, it was designed by Walter W. Ahlschlager and is known for its ornate terra-cotta facade depicting ancient gods, rams' heads, shields, helmets, birds, fruits, and trophies.

[3] Lynn Becker of the Chicago Reader has called the exterior "a riotous, Spanish-baroque-inspired hallucination".

[4] According to unconfirmed local legends, Al Capone operated a speakeasy in the building's basement.

[3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

[5] Media related to Uptown Broadway Building at Wikimedia Commons