The Auditorium

See concerts, dance and touring shows in Adler and Sullivan's 1889 theatre, a National Historic Landmark in the Loop.

50 E Ida B. Wells Dr · Chicago, IL

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Price: $25–$50
Good for: History lovers
A night out for two
Rainy afternoons
Public transit nearby: Ida B Wells Drive & WabashBus 147, Green Line, Orange Line · 190 ft away
Van Buren St.Train ME · 480 ft away
Harold Washington LibrarySubway Brown Line, Orange Line, Pink Line, Purple Line · 0.2 mi away
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Flying in: Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) is about 9 miles away.
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About The Auditorium

The Auditorium is a performing arts venue inside the Auditorium Building, designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan and completed in 1889. Today you come for concerts, dance companies and touring shows, or for a National Landmark Backstage Tour. The hall was built with 3,500 bare carbon filament light bulbs and 26 hydraulic stage lifts, advanced technology for its day. It was the first home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which played here until 1904.

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