Lorado Taft’s Midway Studios

Landmark Context

Lorado Taft's Midway Studios is located at 6016 S Ingleside Dr in the city's landmark record. The designation record holds onto a construction date of 1890-1929 and credits Unknown; O F Johnson,1929 addn; Edw. D. Dart,1964. It was designated on December 1, 1993. Lorado Taft's Midway Studios already ties commercial development, architectural branding, and corridor and downtown change to one real building before archival digging begins.

Lorado Taft's Midway Studios reveals more once fieldwork compares storefront depth, upper-floor expression, and corner treatment, how the facade addresses pedestrian traffic, and later signage, infill, or reuse. That kind of fieldwork helps clarify how commercial architecture stayed visible even as the economic life around it changed.

Research Starting Points

Lorado Taft's Midway Studios becomes a stronger research subject once the record expands into trade press and city directories, permit files and assessor records, and historic photographs and newspaper coverage. That source trail is often the best way to move from designation summary to a fuller building history.

Lorado Taft's Midway Studios is already usable now without pretending the historical work is finished.