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Chicago's Former Wax Trax! Records Building Officially Gets City Landmark Status
The City Council approved the designation at its meeting on Wednesday.
May 23, 2025
The Chicago City Council this week officially designated the former Wax Trax! Records building in Lincoln Park an official Chicago landmark.
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The City Council approved the designation at its meeting on Wednesday.
The old Wax Trax! Records building is located at 2449 N. Lincoln Ave., about half a block northwest of the six-way intersection with Halsted Street and Fullerton Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The two-story Renaissance Revival-style building was constructed in the 1880s, the city said.
