Lakeview (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dolores Haugh Riverview Amusement Park collection
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Riverview
Abstract
Riverview Park archival records, including correspondence, accounts, publicity materials, concession contracts, minutes and reports, photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, and advertising materials, salvaged by Dolores Haugh from the abandoned park office one week before it burned down. Reports, minutes, correspondence, and other documents date mainly from the early years of the park. Advertising materials, clippings, and photographs are mainly from the last decades of park operation. There is...
Dates:
1904-1977
MoMing Dance and Arts Center records
Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-MoMing
Abstract
MoMing was a center in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood for dance training and avant-garde performance as well as an art gallery. It was formed in 1974 by Jackie Radis, Jim Self, Susan Kimmelman, Eric Trules, Kasia Mintch, Tem Horowitz, and Sally Banes. Along with local artists, it hosted many guest dancers and artists of renown, including Trisha Brown, Bill T. Jones, Mark Morris, and Meredith Monk. It officially dissolved in 1991.
Dates:
1968-1991; Majority of material found within 1974-1990