This is going to be obscure except for the most rabid of Route 66 enthusiasts in the Windy City. But it was announced a couple of days ago that the International Tailoring Company Building at 847 W. Jackson Blvd. in Chicago was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It’s also known as the White Tower Building.
Jackson Boulevard is an eastbound-only street that’s an alignment of Route 66. I figured David Clark’s book, “Exploring Route 66 in Chicagoland,” would have something about it. It did, on Page 9:
The School of the Art Institute uses the building on the south side of the block for gallery space. Public art shows are staged here periodically. Originally known as the White Tower Building, it is being converted into residential use as “The Tailor on Jackson” as of spring 2005. Here’s hoping they renovate the Clock Tower, which as been sheathed in ugly corrugated metal for many years.
The Art Institute’s gallery there is known as Gallery 2.
The building is at the southeast corner Jackson and Peoria Street (map here). A Google Streets image shows the White Tower Building here (pay no mind to the listing of 876 W. Jackson Blvd.; that is inaccurate). The letters “White Tower” can be clearly seen on the building’s windows above the doorway.
Another image of the building can be seen here.