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Introduction Arthur Rubloff (b. June 25, 1902, Duluth, MN; d. May 24, 1986 Chicago, IL) prominent real estate developer; philanthropist, president of Arthur Rubloff & Co (est. 1930), created the largest real estate company in Chicago the firm was also ranked among the tenth largest in the nation; he was subsequently credited as “the man who changed the face of Chicago”, “Arthur the Magnificent” and the “colossus of Real Estate Development”. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/browse/bioR.html http://www.rubloff.com/about_us/our_history/%3C http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2007/aug/29/news/chi- mxa0829empocoverarthuraug29 http://www.rubloff.com/about_us/our_history/

The Magnificent Mile
During the 1940’s, Arthur Rubloff along with New York partner William Zeckendorf embarked on an ambitious development project to transform Michigan Avenue into the most prestigious address in the city of Chicago. With architectural plans from the firm Holabird & Root, Rubloff set forth proposals that would create new buildings, innovative renovations, redesigned parking and traffic plans and a new park. Over the next several years, Rubloff and Zeckendorf acquired real estate and won management contracts that would give them control of the majority of the property along the avenue from the Drake Hotel to the Wrigley Building and Tribune tower at the Chicago river. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/778.html http://books.google.com/books?id=vm3ezj-peX8C&pg=PA207&lpg=PA207&dq=zeckendorf+rubloff&source=bl&ots=Q4dthgv5T-&sig=VPUVwsYAQQMAQJH9TYsdfsKcbUI&hl=en&ei=XqXnSoKoLdXtlAeqxNSMCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CBYQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=zeckendorf%20rubloff&f=false

Sandburg Village
This community of residential high rises located on Chicago’s north side, was built in the early 1960s by a group of investors headed by Arthur Rubloff. These middle income rental units housed young professionals and were later converted into condominiums in 1979. Sandburg Village is comprised of nine high rise units and numerous townhouses, with a total of 2,600 units housing units. The development occupies 16 acres, bordered on the north and south by Division Street and North Avenue and on the east and west by Clark and Lasalle. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1114.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-chicagodays-sandburgvillage-story,0,5288353.story

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The Arthur Rubloff Residuary Trust
Between the years of 1988 through 2007, the Arthur Rubloff Residuary Trust funded 23 Charities with distributions totaling $100.4 million. All of the charities that received funding had been chosen by Rubloff and served the interest of the Chicago area. Arthur Rubloff was noted as saying, “I made my money in Chicago, I’ll leave it here.” http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2007/aug/29/news/chi-mxa0829empocoverarthuraug29

Arthur Rubloff Commemorative Buildings
Numerous Chicago area facilities serving the public interest were funded by Arthur Rubloff both during his lifetime and later through his estate. Located on Michigan Avenue near Millenium Park is the Arthur Rubloff Building of the Art Institute of Chicago. The annex built in 1977 contains gallery space, an auditorium, and perhaps most notably the preserved Trading Room from the Chicago Stock Exchange Building, designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/1233/Arthur_Rubloff_Building_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.php http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553805/art_institute_of_chicago.html http://www.rubloff.com/about_us/our_history/%3C http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/1350/Northwestern_University_Arthur_Rubloff_Building.php http://www.sxu.edu/Administrative/Res_Life/new_hall.asp http://www.rubloff.com/about_us/our_history/%3C