Panel denies demolition permit for former E2 nightclub building
CHICAGO -- At City Hall on Thursday, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks denied an application to demolish the building that once housed the Epitome/E2 nightclub.E2 was the place where 21 years ago, 21 people were killed and 50 others were injured in a stampede.The two-story building, located at 2347 S. Michigan Ave. in the Motor Row District toward the southern edge of the South Loop , is more than 110 years old. In June, the owner was asked either to demolish it or make it safe.
17, 2003, a security guard sprayed pepper spray to break up a fight at E2—causing a panic in the crowded club. The crowd rushed to the front exit, but because the doors opened inwards, patrons couldn't get out because of the weight of the crowd pressing out against the doors.It took 40 minutes for first responders to help the trampled and asphyxiated. By then, it was too late. Twenty-one people died and dozens more were injured.
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