The story
Completed in 1929 by Herman Redeker and partners, the building lost its original owners after their bank failed in the crash. It was renovated in 2015 and still houses ground-floor businesses with apartments above.
Everything that was here
- 1929–present · still open
Vail-Davis BuildingRetail Store
Shops below, 16 apartments above, and a Depression-era loss for its builder.
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Nearby history
James Reese Furniture Store
1 N Vail Ave · 54 m away
Groceries gave way to furniture in 1918.
Arlington Heights Metra Station
45 W Northwest Hwy · 89 m away
Rebuilt in 2000, still the anchor of downtown.
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W Campbell St · 91 m away
A 329-seat downtown theater and performing arts school since 2000.
Christian Volz Furniture Store and Funeral Parlor
17 E Campbell St · 131 m away
Furniture by day, funerals as needed, since 1870.
Eleven-story apartment building
115 N Evergreen Ave · 196 m away
The tallest thing on the block replaced a movie palace.
CMX Arlington Heights
53 S Evergreen Ave · 262 m away
The last operator of the downtown multiplex.
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