▁Field ▁and ▁Company ▁horses ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁bought ▁by ▁Walter ▁Top el ▁and ▁re construct ed ▁into ▁the ▁theatre ▁it ▁is ▁today . ▁Since ▁this ▁reconst ruction , ▁the ▁the ater ▁has ▁put ▁on ▁many ▁different ▁shows ▁and ▁performances ▁yet ▁the ▁Blue ▁Man ▁Group ▁remains ▁the ▁most ▁recognized . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁this ▁space ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁st ables ▁where ▁the ▁horses ▁used ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁Marshall ▁Field ' s ▁would ▁stay . ▁ ▁These ▁horses ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁company ' s ▁delivery ▁service . ▁As ▁time ▁passed , ▁the ▁lot ▁became ▁useless ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁W alt ▁Top el , ▁founder ▁of ▁Top el ▁and ▁Associ ated , ▁Ltd ., ▁bought ▁the ▁building ▁from ▁Werner ▁Kenn elly ▁Mov ing ▁and ▁Storage ▁Company ▁and ▁red es igned ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁sound ▁stage ▁and ▁office ▁where ▁his ▁film ▁production ▁company ▁would ▁th rive ▁from . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁this ▁building ▁also ▁hous ed ▁W alt ▁Top el ' s ▁post - production ▁company , ▁C inet ron ics , ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁This ▁business ▁was ▁later ▁renamed ▁Sw ell ▁and ▁moved ▁dow nt own ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁the ater ▁was ▁re open ed ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁Top el ▁family ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁owner ▁of