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Esplanade Apartments

The Esplanade Apartments are located at 900 and 910 N Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. It was built by one of the most influential architects in history, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The bulidings were initially completed in 1955 as rental apartments,and were converted to condominium ownership in 1979; but the structure of the buildings still remained the same.

'''Esplanade buildings,completed in 1957, were known for many things: '''


 * the first large project (for which Mies's office completed both the design and construction documents)


 * the tallest concrete building constructed in Chicago at the time


 * the first building with a flat-slab concrete frame


 * boasted the city's first air-conditioning for a residential tower


 * Chicago first large-scale use of tinted, heat-absorbing glass.


 * they became the first buildings designed by Mies van der Rohe to receive Chicago Landmark in 1996

'''Citations '''

"Lake Shore and Esplanade Apartments." MDID -. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2014.

"Mies Van Der Rohe: A Critical Biography, New and Revised Edition." Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2014.

'''(Revised) External Links '''

Haish Memorial Library

860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments

Bernie Mac

Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, known better by his stage name Bernie Mac, was born on October 5, 1957.

Sox Fan

According to an ESPN reporter, although offered the honor by the Cubs to sing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" in 2003, Bernie Mac was a White Sox fan

'''Bernie Mac's Notables '''
 * 1990-Won 1st place in the Miller Lite Comedy Search
 * 1992-Made his film debut with the release of "Mo' Money"
 * 1995-Played the role as Pastor Cleaver in Ice Cube's movie "Friday"
 * 1993-Played the role as G-George in "Who's The Man?"
 * 1994-Played the role as Flip in "Above The Rim"
 * 1994-Played the role as Uncle Vester in "House Party 3"
 * 1996-Played the role as Officer Self Hatred in "Don’t Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood"
 * 1996-Played the role as Jay in "Get On The Bus"

Death

Bernie Mac died in the year of 2008 on August 9th. He died early Saturday morning at the age of 50-years-old, according to a New York Times reporter.

Cause of Death

Bernie Mac's cause of death was Sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis is a disease that causes inflammation of body tissues.The cause of Sarcoidosis is unknown. It is commonly known to affect the lungs and the skin. Patients with Sarcoidosis do not require treatment because there hasn't been a cure found for it.

Tampa

Bernie Mac joined Chicago Vocational Career Academy at an early age, and started his his comic career. He also assumed shows for kids within the area on Chicago's South Side until he moved to Tampa, Florida.

Citations

http://www.biography.com/people/bernie-mac-9542611

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-06-07/entertainment/chi-100607-bernie-mac-death-two-years_1_je-niece-bernie-mac-loyal-fans

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/080812

http://bacteriality.com/2008/08/09/berniemac/

http://berniemacfoundation.org/in-memory/

http://scienceblogs.com/purepedantry/2008/08/14/bernie-mac-died-and-what-the-h/

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/bernie-mac-pneumonia-and-sarcoidosis.html

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/09/reports-comedian-bernie-mac-is-dead/?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/22/sarcoidosis-rates-higher-what-is-it_n_1617200.html

http://www.medicinenet.com/sarcoidosis/article.htm#sarcidosis_facts

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/sarcoidosis/hic_sarcoidosis_treatment_options.aspx

http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Society/2008/09/bernie-mac-5th-october-famous.html