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Spanning the stretch of University Avenue from Neil Street to Walnut Street in Downtown Champaign, the Champaign City Building serves as the City Hall and is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It serves as a city symbol, with its likeness featured on the city seal--not to mention its use at the top of the Champaign 411 website. The building's look is distinguished by ornate decoration, art deco architecture, and a copper roof. Built in 1937 and originally used as city offices and as the headquarters for the fire department, the building later became the headquarters for the police department, complete with indoor shooting range, before becoming the current city offices. Evidence of this change is found on University Avenue where the keystone above the door reads "CFD" with the "F" later becoming a "P" for police.