So has anyone been down 43rd Street lately, right off the El stop at 43rd? There are two buildings there that seem to have a past but I'm not able to find anything on them. The first one is located right off the 43rd stop, just east of the station. At first I thought it was originally a church but looking at it further I think it was maybe once a commercial structure or maybe an early theater. It's a solid brick building located right on 43rd and Calumet. Mysteriously, the words "The Forum" are engraved on top of the building, which made me think maybe this was a theater. Any leads anybody??

Second building is about 3 blocks from the 43rd stop, right on the Northeast corner 43rd and King Drive. It's a tall, 9 stories, buff colored brick building that really sticks out in the neighborhood (or maybe it didn't stick out so much at a time when the area was more built up prior to urban renewal) I'm guessing it might have been a hotel during the Colombian exposition but I haven't found any info on this place. The building remains me a lot of the Yale Apartments on 6565 South Yale. Any clues?