Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture

Owner: Lawrence Daufenbach
Acct #475474
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3
Total Licenses
3
Active
1
Locations
2021
Operating Since

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Business Summary

Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture has been operating in Chicago since 2021 (~5 years). They currently hold 3 active licenses across 1 location in LAKE VIEW.

Primary activity: Charges a Fee for Entertainment or Amusements or Recreational Activities | Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food (Bar / Nightlife).

Most recent activity: renewal on 2025-10-27.

Locations

1 address on file
  • 2936 N SOUTHPORT AVELake View · 9 licenses · 2 permitsActive
    Licenses (9)
    • Public Place of AmusementActive2025-10-27
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2025-10-16
    • Consumption on Premises - Incidental ActivityActive2025-10-16
    • Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity2024-11-01
    • Public Place of Amusement2024-01-30
    • Retail Food Establishment2024-01-30
    • Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity2022-11-04
    • Retail Food Establishment2022-10-20
    • Public Place of Amusement2021-11-04
    Permits (2)
    • Reinstate Revoked Pmt2026-01-20
    • Renovation/Alteration · Mid construction2025-08-19

Activities

Charges a Fee for Entertainment or Amusements or Recreational Activities | Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable FoodRetail Sales of Perishable FoodsConsumption of Liquor on Premises

Licenses

9 records

One row per license event since 2020. Tap any row for the full record. A renewal with no issuance below it points to a license first issued before our 2020 coverage window.

Public Place of AmusementrenewalActiveIssued 2025-10-27 · Expires 2027-11-15
License number
2791439
License code
1050
Site number
1
DBA name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Legal name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Address
2936 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Charges a Fee for Entertainment or Amusements or Recreational Activities | Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-11-16
Payment date
2025-10-15
Date issued
2025-10-27
Expiration
2027-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
32
Precinct
10
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
27
Retail Food EstablishmentrenewalActiveIssued 2025-10-16 · Expires 2027-11-15
License number
2791441
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Legal name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Address
2936 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Retail Sales of Perishable Foods
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-11-16
Payment date
2025-10-15
Date issued
2025-10-16
Expiration
2027-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
32
Precinct
10
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
27
Consumption on Premises - Incidental ActivityrenewalActiveIssued 2025-10-16 · Expires 2027-11-15
License number
2791440
License code
1475
Site number
1
DBA name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Legal name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Address
2936 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-11-16
Payment date
2025-10-15
Date issued
2025-10-16
Expiration
2027-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
32
Precinct
10
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
27
Consumption on Premises - Incidental ActivitylapseIssued 2024-11-01 · Expires 2025-11-15
License number
2791440
License code
1475
Site number
1
DBA name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Legal name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Address
2936 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2024-11-16
Payment date
2024-10-31
Date issued
2024-11-01
Expiration
2025-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
32
Precinct
10
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
27
Public Place of AmusementlapseIssued 2024-01-30 · Expires 2025-11-15
License number
2791439
License code
1050
Site number
1
DBA name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Legal name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Address
2936 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Charges a Fee for Entertainment or Amusements or Recreational Activities | Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-11-16
Payment date
2024-01-29
Date issued
2024-01-30
Expiration
2025-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
32
Precinct
10
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
27
Retail Food EstablishmentlapseIssued 2024-01-30 · Expires 2025-11-15
License number
2791441
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Legal name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Address
2936 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Retail Sales of Perishable Foods
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-11-16
Payment date
2024-01-29
Date issued
2024-01-30
Expiration
2025-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
32
Precinct
10
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
27
Consumption on Premises - Incidental ActivitylapseIssued 2022-11-04 · Expires 2024-11-15
License number
2791440
License code
1475
Site number
1
DBA name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Legal name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Address
2936 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2022-11-04
Payment date
2021-05-21
Date issued
2022-11-04
Expiration
2024-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
32
Precinct
10
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
27
Retail Food EstablishmentlapseIssued 2022-10-20 · Expires 2023-11-15
License number
2791441
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Legal name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Address
2936 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Retail Sales of Perishable Foods
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2022-10-20
Payment date
2021-05-21
Date issued
2022-10-20
Expiration
2023-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
32
Precinct
10
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
27
Public Place of AmusementlapseIssued 2021-11-04 · Expires 2023-11-15
License number
2791439
License code
1050
Site number
1
DBA name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Legal name
Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture
Address
2936 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Charges a Fee for Entertainment or Amusements or Recreational Activities | Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-11-04
Payment date
2021-05-21
Date issued
2021-11-04
Expiration
2023-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
32
Precinct
10
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
27

Permits & Construction

Active permitReinstate Revoked Pmt

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$146,979
Owner-occupied housing
46.6%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
86.1%
People per sq mi
25,111
White-collar workforce
75.7%
Census tract 17031062700 · ACS 5-year 2024

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