The Uptown Broadway Building is a historic three-story building at 4703–4715 North

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Uptown, Chicago Uptown is one of Chicago, Illinois’ 77 community areas. Uptown's boundaries are Foster Avenue on the north; Lake Michigan on the east; Montrose (Ravenswood to Clark), and Irving Park ( Clark Street to Lake Michigan) on the south; Ravenswood ( ...

.Illinois: Cook County
National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved on February 15, 2010. Built in 1926, it was designed by

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and is known for its ornate

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facade, depicting ancient gods, rams' heads, shields, helmets, birds, fruits, and trophies.Eve M. Kahn.
Legend of the North Side
. ''Traditional Building''. August 2009. Retrieved on February 15, 2010. Lynn Becker of the ''

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'' has called the exterior "a riotous, Spanish-baroque-inspired hallucination".Lynn Becker.
An architectural history of Uptown
. ''Chicago Reader''. March 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 15, 2010. According to unconfirmed local legends,

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operated a

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in the building's basement. The building was listed on the

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in 1986. It is also listed as part of the

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. On December 31, 2013, the Kiss Kiss Cabaret announced they have chosen it for their new location.

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