Name the nabe with the terra cotta cornice

Terra cotta cornice, Chicago

Back in the day, terra cotta was a de rigueur decorative element in Chicago. Come to think of it, so was the cornice, which has long since gone Miesing from most buildings.

Name the neighborhood where this sits atop – big honking clue ahead – a defunct furniture store, and we’ll outfit you more finely than one of Qin Shi Huang’s warriors, in a free YoChicago t-shirt and yo-yo.

An added clue: the surrounding streetscape, as seen from Microsoft Virtual Earth.

From Microsoft Virtual Earth

And another: a street-level view of the sinkhole at the right of the aerial shot.

Chicago street corner

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