Motor Row was designated a Chicago Landmark on December 13, 2000. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 2002.
The Community Identifiers concepts included two sided banners fabricated in aluminium, medallions, and gateway designs.
The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago’s Near South Side community area.
The district was built between 1905 and 1936 by a number of notable architects, including:
Holabird & Roche, Alfred Alschuler, Philip Maher, Albert Kahn, and Christian Eckstorm.
The range of buildings in Motor Row illustrates the evolution of the automobile showroom and related product and service buildings, from simple two-story structures used for display and offices to multi-story buildings housing a variety of departments for the repair, storage, painting, and finishing of automobiles.
