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Part of the photo series Illinois’ Best High School Gyms; Argo High School’s Swanson Gym, in Summit. Featuring an Illinois varsity high school boys basketball game between the Crusaders of Kennedy from Chicago and the Argonauts of Argo from Summit, at Argo on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.

(Photo copyright of Vincent D. Johnson)
Argo High School’s Swanson Gym during a boys basketball game between the Crusaders of Kennedy from Chicago and the Argonauts, in Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Part of the photo series Illustrious: The Best High School Basketball Gyms in Illinois. 
(Photo copyright of Vincent D. Johnson)
Part of the photo series Illinois’ Best High School Gyms; Argo High School’s Swanson Gym, in Summit. Featuring an Illinois varsity high school boys basketball game between the Crusaders of Kennedy from Chicago and the Argnauts of Argo from Summit, at Argo on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.

(Photo copyright of Vincent D. Johnson)
Part of the photo series Illinois’ Best High School Gyms; Argo High School’s Swanson Gym, in Summit. Featuring an Illinois varsity high school boys basketball game between the Crusaders of Kennedy from Chicago and the Argnauts of Argo from Summit, at Argo on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.

(Photo copyright of Vincent D. Johnson)
Part of the photo series Illinois’ Best High School Gyms; Argo High School’s Swanson Gym, in Summit. Featuring an Illinois varsity high school boys basketball game between the Crusaders of Kennedy from Chicago and the Argnauts of Argo from Summit, at Argo on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.

(Photo copyright of Vincent D. Johnson)
Part of the photo series Illinois’ Best High School Gyms; Argo High School’s Swanson Gym, in Summit. Featuring an Illinois varsity high school boys basketball game between the Crusaders of Kennedy from Chicago and the Argnauts of Argo from Summit, at Argo on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.

(Photo copyright of Vincent D. Johnson)

Not A Bad Seat In The House

Part of the photo series Illinois’ Best High School Gyms; Argo High School’s Swanson Gym, in Summit. Featuring an Illinois varsity high school boys basketball game between the Crusaders of Kennedy from Chicago and the Argnauts of Argo from Summit, at Argo on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.

(Photo copyright of Vincent D. Johnson)

One of the drawbacks of some of the larger capacity gyms prior to the 1950s was beams for supporting the roof often lead to multiple poor sight lines. Argo’s roof is completely suspended with its beam system horizontal to the court.

Part of the photo series Illinois’ Best High School Gyms; Argo High School’s Swanson Gym, in Summit. Featuring an Illinois varsity high school boys basketball game between the Crusaders of Kennedy from Chicago and the Argnauts of Argo from Summit, at Argo on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.

(Photo copyright of Vincent D. Johnson)


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