The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) announced the sites for this year’s Open House Chicago (OHC), a free festival that instills civic pride by providing behind-the-scenes access to places of architectural, historical and cultural significance and highlights businesses, organizations and creative leaders making a positive impact in Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods. This year, OHC will highlight 170+ locations across 20+ Chicago neighborhoods, including 25 new sites, on October 19 and 20.  OHC, now in its 14th year, allows attendees to visit significant sites across the city, many of which are normally closed to the public. This year, new sites include the Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport, which opened as a movie theater in 1929 and shut its doors in 1985, sitting vacant for nearly 30 years before being redeveloped and reopened this year as a restaurant, brewery and concert and events venue. The Ramova Theatre will also host CAC’s Designing Futures Gala on Oct. 1 to raise funds for OHC and other CAC programming. People interested in attending the event or volunteering can learn more details on the Chicago Architecture Center’s new website or download the CAC app to plan their OHC weekend. The app allows users to sort by neighborhood and building type and build routes to enjoy all that OHC offers. 

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