[Vynne, Harold Richard] [from old catalog] · Chicago, Thomson and Zimmerman · leaf 42
ch face Wabash Avenue, Congress Street andMichigan Avenue, is said to have emanated fromthe brain of Mr. Ferd W. Peck, a capitalist, who,in a speech to the Commercial Club, outlined theadvantages that would be likely to accrue to thecity from the possession of such a building. Asthe Auditorium is… … 44 building, the colossal outlines and massive archi-tecture of which, rivaling as they do the ancientColiseum of Rome, strike the beholder dumb withadmiration. The stock company that constructedthe Auditorium was formed at Mr, Pecks sug-gestion in the spring of 1886, and in January ofthe following…
