Three Arts Club proposed to become burial place for the dead

A purchase offer has been made by a group that plans to turn the Three Arts Club into a columbarium, a place with vaults that hold the cremated remains of the dead. A place once filled with the most vibrant, alive women will soon become a somber place for the dead -- unless we can stop it. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/article.pl?article_id=32573&seenIt=1

A group of about 15 people met yesterday afternoon at a cafe nearby the Club. They were mostly nearby neighbors and some former residents. All were concerned.

What it would take now to get the building -- a solid purchase offer for about $7 million, plus money to restore and run the place as a home and club for women in the arts.

Our dream -- to have women from all over the U.S. and all over the world come to stay at the Club in Chicago to work on and share their creativity.