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Preservation Chicago: Love Your City Fiercely!

@Pres_Chicago

1 year

WE DID IT! The Warehouse receives final landmark rec. From endangered to Landmarked. Rapid response advocacy, Chicago 7, deep dive into the research, 14k petition signatures, dozens of news articles, organizing and testimonies. So excited for all the good that will come next.

Chicago DPD

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1 year

The Warehouse, the birthplace of house music, received a final landmark recommendation from the landmarks commission. The West Loop building at 206 S. Jefferson St. was a dance club in the '70s and '80s where DJ Frankie Knuckles created a genre that gained global popularity.

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CALLING ALL CHICAGO PHOTOGRAPHERS: Final days to shoot the Art Deco Orange Garden neon sign. Reportedly Chicago's oldest working neon sign. To be sold at auction on 4/28 Opened in 1926, Orange Garden at 1942 W. Irving Park Rd is the oldest Chinese restaurant in Chicago.

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BRAVO! WE DID IT! Century-old Loop skyscrapers to be preserved, federal agency decides - Chicago Sun-Times

Century-old Loop skyscrapers to be preserved, federal agency decides

A series of public meetings have been held to discuss alternatives for the buildings, which are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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6 months

DEMO ALERT! Calling all Chicago photographers Final days to photograph 720 N. Wells, built 1872, before demolition begins this week! Photo: Ward Miller

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1 year

ALERT: The Schlitz Tied House at Damen and Armitage (2000 W. Armitage) is being painted white hiding the decorative brick work, limestone and ornate Schlitz globe!

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1 year

It appears that DePaul's new athletic buildings would require the demolition of at least 8 buildings, including a large courtyard apartment building and the adjacent four buildings to the north. Why is there no mention of the total number of residential units that would be lost?

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1 year

The four-story courtyard apartment building at risk of demolition at the NW corner of Belden and Sheffield.

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@Pres_Chicago

4 years

Amazing news to report... Just learned that City of Chicago is REVOKING the Demolition Permit for the former Schlitz Tied House/La Luce Restaurant Building at 1399 W. Lake Street. Demo application to be reconsidered by the City as part of the 90-Day Demolition Delay Hold.

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@_GXM @ChiBuildings

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3 years

CALLING ALL CHICAGO PHOTOGRAPHERS! Demo delay expiring in 4 days. Please shoot this building before it's gone. John Ramcke House, 2028 N. Seminary, built 1888. Ongoing efforts to save building and façade from demolition for side yard have not yielded change. Long odds.

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@Pres_Chicago

1 year

Three cheers for Chicago's Neon Signs! A Preservation Chicago 2015 & Most Endangered, neon signs are precious and endangered. So many great ones, but a few favorites that have recently been in the hot seat include Central Camera, Orange Garden, Dinkel's Bakery, and Gately's.

Chicago Architecture Center

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✨Breaking news✨Under a proposed ordinance, vintage business signs in Chicago could be saved! 🎉 Which signs do you want protected? Or what signs do you wish were saved but are gone now? We miss the Magikist signs! 💋 📸: Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

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BUYER WANTED! Historic home in The Villa district. Designed by the Hatzfeld and Knox in 1913, this home and has been maintained and preserved by the same family for 57 years 3656 N Avers Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 (MLS #11837646 )

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1 year

While we appreciate the public mention of the judges desire for unobstructed lake views, We respectfully disagree that this wish warrants the $52M demolition of two important landmarks when a high-security adaptive reuse plan is ready to go.

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@Pres_Chicago

3 years

Miracles do happen. With bulldozers idling in the parking lot, the odds of saving the Lake Street Tied House were slim. Yet, we did it. We all did it together. And today it stands as a Chicago Landmark. Please help support future efforts Give today.

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@Pres_Chicago

3 years

Save the Thompson Center and Release its Creative Energy! Now is the moment in time to finally embrace the Thompson Center's original vision as a source of dynamic vibrancy in the heart of Chicago. Please sign the Petition! 📸: @EricAllixRogers

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DEMOLITION ALERT! Calling all Chicago photographers Final days for Wood Motor Vehicle/Car Company Building, 1892, architect Thomas W. Hawkes, 1130 S. Wabash Among the last standing of the early automotive buildings, along with Fine Arts Building/Studebaker Company from 1885

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2 years

ALERT: Beloved Chicago Neon Signs to be sold off to the highest bidder on April 30. Auction includes: *Chicago Joe's *Dinkel's *Orange Garden The City of Chicago MUST take immediate steps to protect and preserve Chicago's endangered neon signs.

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@Pres_Chicago

8 months

An incredible transformation Two-Story Restaurant Building Completes at 431 N Dearborn Street in River North -

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@Pres_Chicago

11 months

BRAVO to Chicago for voting YES on the Chicago Landmark Designation of the Century & Consumers Buildings! This effort isn't over, but this a huge step forward. So much work but so worth it! Dozens of testimonies, hundreds of news stories & editorials, 25k petition signatures...

Chicago DPD

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The Century and Consumers buildings, at 202 and 220 S. State St., received final landmark recommendations from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks today. Dating to the 1910s, the Loop buildings were recognized for significant intact architecture and for their cultural heritage.

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@Pres_Chicago

1 year

HUGE NEWS! Amazing outcome for Humboldt Park. The public meeting turned out to be a love fest! 1. Illegal construction will be demolished 2. Concrete pad to become sculpture garden 3. Glass enclosure within historic courtyard 4. Archive Building to be constructed on Division

Preservation Chicago: Love Your City Fiercely!

@Pres_Chicago

1 year

Demolition or Construction Permit? PLEASE come TONIGHT to the meeting and voice your opinion about the future for the illegal construction in Humboldt Park 5:30 pm Tuesday, Oct. 3 3015 W. Division St. (the museum) … 📸: @colinbphoto / @BlockClubCHI

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What's YOUR opinion regarding DePaul's plan to demolish 80 units of student housing in five historic buildings to build a new practice gym instead of building on their parking lot? Let your voice be heard! Public meeting Thurs, 11/9 at 6pm @Eventbrite

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DEMOLITION ALERT! 2218 N. Burling Street "This luxury home is steeped in a rich history and boasts a plethora of original features that have been meticulously maintained and restored."

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@Pres_Chicago

3 years

THREE CHEERS for Chicago's newest Designated Chicago Landmark! The Lake Street Schlitz Tied House / La Lucé Building, built in 1892 at 1393-1399 W. Lake Street. Bravo to everyone who worked so, so hard to bring about this wonderful outcome. 📸: Ward Miller/Preservation Chicago

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"I don’t know why DePaul wants to destroy the scale and part of the beauty and integrity of the neighborhood when there are other sites they could explore for this expansion," said Ward Miller Like the DePaul-owned surface parking lot on Fullerton...

Preservationists Don't Want DePaul To Demolish 4 Old Row Houses To Build Sports Complex

LINCOLN PARK — A series of row houses dating to the 1890s and 1920s could be demolished in Lincoln Park as DePaul University looks to expand its athletics

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@Pres_Chicago

2 years

The Preservation Chicago 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered #3 : The Warehouse, Where Frankie Knuckles Created House Music 1906 & 1917, Vernon W. Behel, 206 S. Jefferson Street 📸: @Chrucky and Frankie Knuckles Foundation

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@Pres_Chicago

4 years

In March 2021, 87 buildings were demolished in Chicago. Nearly half were demolished by the same owner. In the midst of an affordable housing crisis, what kind of owner would spend $$$ to demolish dozens of rental buildings instead of renovating them? The City of Chicago WOW

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@Pres_Chicago

6 months

Demolition Warning! Old Holy Angeles School at 533 E. Oakwood Blvd. An ideal candidate for restoration and adaptive reuse as affordable housing. Yet, it will continue to deteriorate until the Archdiocese requests emergency demolition. And Chicago will get another vacant lot.

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@Pres_Chicago

1 year

DEMOLITION ALERT! 5545 S. Woodlawn Ave. Yellow rated in the CHRS, so significant, but not protected! From 1894 by architect DeWitt Taylor Kennard for artist Hugo O. von Hofsten. Hosted some of the most famous people in history including Enrico Fermi, Saul Bellow and more.

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@Pres_Chicago

4 years

DEMOLITION ALERT: 4432 N. Hermitage Avenue, Chicago. Beautifully restored, 5 bed/2 bath single family home in Ravenswood. 2,660 sq ft with 8,150 sq ft lot. Demolition permit was released on December 16, 2020. More photos at:

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@Pres_Chicago

4 years

BRAVO! The Lake Street Tied House/ La Luce will be considered for Preliminary Landmark status by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks! This would be an incredible win for an incredible building that was within hours of being demolished. Read update at

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@Pres_Chicago

4 years

Same block of 4200 W. Adams in West Garfield Park. 1st photo is from 2011 2nd photo is from 2019 How can we hope to solve the affordable housing crisis if we continue to allow thousands of units of existing naturally occurring affordable housing to be demolished every year?

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1 year

“If they're demolished, ‘we lose the character of the community, the historical street wall,’ said Ward Miller, executive director of Preservation ...”

DePaul's new practice gym will require tearing down 5 historical buildings

The practice facility is part of a $60 million athletics project that the university recently announced.

www.chicagobusiness.com

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@Pres_Chicago

3 years

Chicago is suffering from an affordable housing shortage. Yet every month between 50 & 100 buildings are demolished. Many are two flats & three flats. Many are in neighborhoods of divestment. Many were naturally occurring affordable housing. Most are replaced with vacant lots.

Eric Allix Rogers

@EricAllixRogers

3 years

Late days for these frame two-flats at 9100 S. Mackinaw

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@Pres_Chicago

4 years

City of Chicago, Thank you for taking emergency steps to halt the demolition of the La Luce / Lake Street Schlitz Tied House. Let's Landmark it NOW before the 90-day demo delay run out! Please sign the petition! via @Change 📸: @EricAllixRogers

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3 years

John Ramcke House, built 1888, 2028 N. Seminary Ave. To be torn down for a side yard. 90-Day Demolition Delay expires on January 24, 2021 ---"Shameful" ---"Reinforces the need for a deeper city review of potential landmarks." 📸: @etalen

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3 years

Same block of 4200 W. Adams in Garfield Park. 1st photo is from 2011 2nd photo is from 2019 How can we hope to solve Chicago's affordable housing crisis if we continue to allow thousands of units of existing naturally occurring affordable housing to be demolished every year?

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5 months

Mint-condition condo for sale in 1940s art moderne landmark in Old Town Theophil Studios, 143 W. Burton Place, 1892 with renovation in 1940 by Frank LaPasso and decorative elements by artist Edgar Miller.

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@Pres_Chicago

1 year

DEMOLITION ALERT! Last chance to photograph the vintage alley, constructed of paving bricks, between W. Lill Ave and W. Wrightwood (800-900 block, between Halsted and Lincoln) will be demolished this week as part of a CDOT project.

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@Pres_Chicago

1 year

Check out Preservation Chicago’s newly finished research library!

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Support Chicago Legacy Businesses

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@Pres_Chicago

2 years

INCREDIBLY HUGE NEWS! The WAREHOUSE and CENTURY & CONSUMERS are on the Commission on Chicago Landmarks agenda for consideration of Preliminary Chicago Landmark Designation on Thurs., 4/13/23 at 12:45!

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@Pres_Chicago

3 years

DEMOLITION ALERT! Two Little Words can Save the Century & Consumers Buildings and Stop the $52 Million demolition for a permanent gravel lot! We can save them, but we need to ACT NOW! Please sign the Petition! via @Change 📸: @EricAllixRogers

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@Pres_Chicago

2 years

DEMOLITION ALERT! 2240 N. Burling Street on 90 Day Demolition Delay! #100994354 Received: 11/18/2022 Ward: 43rd Ald. Timmy Knudsen Applicant: Evergreen Solutions Owner: 2224 N Burling, LLC Permit: Demolition of a two-story frame, multi-family residence. Status: Under review

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@Pres_Chicago

3 years

Miracles do happen. With bulldozers idling in the parking lot, the odds of saving the Lake Street Tied House were slim. Yet, we did it. We all did it together. And today it stands as a Chicago Landmark. Please support future efforts Donate today.

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@Pres_Chicago

4 years

BRAVO! Preliminary landmark nomination motion passes unanimously for Lake Street Schlitz Tied House by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks! This represents an INCREDIBLE win for an INCREDIBLE building that was within hours of being demolished. Much more work ahead...

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@Pres_Chicago

2 years

Lost Legends #5 : Grand Central Station In South Loop Chicago had its own Grand Central Station, a now-demolished hub of railway activity in South Loop. This magnificent structure served as one of Chicago’s main passenger terminals for nearly 80 years.

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Now THIS is interesting... Northern lot is vacant but southern lot has 3-flat dating (c. 1900) with limestone stone facade and metal ornamentation New 8-flat will incorporate historic façade. Details for 3731 N Sheffield Avenue

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@Pres_Chicago

2 years

SAVED! Bravo to Google and Thompson Center and to so many others who worked so hard to make this happen. A Preservation Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020.

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@Pres_Chicago

11 months

Before there was Tesla and before there was the Prius... there was Woods! First manufacturer of hybrid cars (fuel & electricity) in 1899! And it all happened in Chicago! So to celebrate this incredible sustainable innovation history...we allow the building to be demolished?

Max Chavez

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Beginning in 1899, 1130 S. Wabash was home to the Woods Motor Vehicle Company's first showroom. Woods is notable for being one of the very first manufacturers of the hybrid car, running on both fuel and electricity. Check out these ads (note the crying horse)!

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@Pres_Chicago

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Blessed Sacrament School would have been perfect for short-term migrant housing and long-term affordable housing. But it was torn down in April 2021 for a vacant lot. Chicago's existing building stock is an asset that can be leveraged for healthy communities... or squandered.

DMercer--I dissent.

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2128 S. Central Park Ave., Chicago. This was the convent for Blessed Sacrament Church at Cermak Rd. and Central Park Ave. Blessed Sacrament School used to be next door.

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Chicago's lakefront is too important to just hand-off for a new Bears stadium

Chicago's lakefront is too important to just hand off for a new Bears stadium

Based on what we've seen of the Bears plans so far, and given the lakefront's civic importance, Mayor Johnson should steer the team to consider other locations in Chicago.

chicago.suntimes.com

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5 years

Wow! Is that a Chicago alley with NO potholes!! Oh. Its brick paved. Brick pavers are pothole resistant. Probably installed 100 years ago and last maintained 50 years ago. Yet no potholes. That's well-spent tax-payers dollars. And it slows down traffic and looks nice too.

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4 years

BREAKING: West Loop building from 1892 wins preliminary landmark status

West Loop building from 1892 wins preliminary landmark status

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted unanimously to approve preliminary landmark status for a threatened West Loop building dating back to 1892. The commissioners also denied a permit to...

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1 year

Buyer Wanted! Noel House, 2134 W Pierce Ave #1 Historic two-flat gray stone and coach house in Chicago's Wicker Park Historic District Designed by Charles Thisslew in 1905 for Joseph R. Noel, better know for the Noel State Bank, 1601 N. Milwaukee Ave.

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@Pres_Chicago

2 years

In 2022 approximately 20 Orange-Rated buildings in Chicago required a 90-Day Demolition Delay before receiving a Demo permit due to their important historic significance. Any guesses for how many were saved? How many were lost? If you guessed 100% demolition, you'd be correct.

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@Pres_Chicago

3 years

They said it was too big, too expensive, too old. For decades of dedicated advocacy, Preservation Chicago never waivered from our belief that this "white elephant" was beautiful, irreplaceable, and an incredible economic asset to Chicago. Three cheers for the Old Post Office!

Chicago Architecture Center

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The rapidly transforming #OldPostOffice is largest #adaptivereuse project in nation. This massive & complex undertaking began w/the restoration of the historic lobby & will continue w/addition of a new food hall, 3-acre rooftop terrace & riverwalk #Chicago

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Historic 152-year-old River North building 'slips through the cracks,' faces imminent demolition

Historic 152-year-old River North building ‘slips through the cracks,’ faces imminent demolition

The three-and-a-half story brick and cast-iron building at 720 N. Wells St. rose from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire with the seventh permit issued during the city’s rebuilding.

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@Pres_Chicago

3 years

SAVE THE HUMBOLDT PARK ARMORY! The monumental Art Moderne Humboldt Park Armory by Perkins, Chatten & Hammond at North and Kedzie is at risk of demolition. Wilbur Wright College @ChiCityColleges , this is NOT blight or vacant land ripe for development! 📸: @EricAllixRogers

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@Pres_Chicago

2 years

The Two Towers A bizarre federal quest to destroy a pair of historic Chicago skyscrapers. via @slate

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@Pres_Chicago

10 months

“This design looks very different from the initial schematics we saw a year ago,” said Ward Miller. “That’s to be commended, it’s wonderful the atrium is to be saved. My hat’s off to Google and developers for taking on this project and not demolishing..

Google to reconstruct Thompson Center starting early next year, but will keep atrium

The James R. Thompson Center will undergo a floor-by-floor gut rehab beginning early next year, but the building will retain its atrium while also opening up the base of the structure to retail, ac…

www.chicagotribune.com

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@Pres_Chicago

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Demo Threat? The orange-rated Argyle-Clark Garage built in 1919 by Hall & Ostergren at 5006 N. Clark St has been listed for sale. Great terra cotta ornament. Could be an amazing restaurant, bar or creative adaptive reuse. But so much depends on the developer who buys it.

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Now THIS is interesting... Northern lot is vacant but southern lot has 3-flat dating (c. 1900) with limestone stone façade and metal ornamentation New 8-flat will incorporate historic façade. Details for 3731 N Sheffield Avenue

UrbanizeChicago

@UrbanizeChicago

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City Council approves residential development at 3731 N. Sheffield Mangan Builders Inc | Jonathan Splitt Architects, Ltd.

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The Salvation Army Building / Wrigley Lodge / Braun & Fitts Butterine Factory at 509 N. Union Ave is an outstanding building that should be protected, preserved & adaptively reused. 1891 by Furst & Rudolph w/addition by Albert C. Fehlow in the late 1940s 📸: Eric Allix Rogers

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@Pres_Chicago

3 years

Salvation Army Closes River West Thrift Store, Drug Rehab Center Near Tribune Printing Plant Being Considered For Casino

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This is a matter of trust. They blocked 429 residential units due to security. So the Archive Center plan meets or exceeds EVERY security requirement. Yet, the march towards demolition continues. City of Chicago, LANDMARK Century and Consumers NOW!

State Street sidewalk closed at Adams; feds cite pedestrian danger at buildings it wants to raze

Fences were erected days after Preservation Chicago put the buildings at 202 and 220 S. State St. on its ‘most endangered’ list, calling for efforts to save them.

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@Pres_Chicago

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@6figga_dilla Repurpose closed Chicago Public Schools into community centers to give kids a safe, welcome place to go at night. Roller rink and hoops in the gym Music and movies in the auditorium Hoops and skate park in playground Leverage the power of preservation for healthy communities.

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Muddy Waters MOJO Museum gets $1M grant for programming and restoration plans - #GoogleAlerts

Muddy Waters MOJO Museum gets $1M grant for programming and restoration plans

"Muddy Waters embodies the American Dream. A Mississippi sharecropper who followed his dreams to Chicago, created the Chicago Blues and changed the world."

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"Archdiocese of Chicago has for years closed and consolidated parishes...several pages of property available for sale or lease, including churches, rectories, schools and convents." A better solution for migrants than police stations? Absolutely, YES!

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Owner, caretaker hope to restore and reopen Chicago's Uptown Theatre in all its glory - CBS Chicago

Owner, caretaker hope to restore and reopen Chicago's Uptown Theatre in all its glory

Restoration would likely take at least two years.

www.cbsnews.com

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@Pres_Chicago

2 years

With profound gratitude to Richard Driehaus and the Driehaus Foundation for recognizing our efforts, impacts, and potential We are deeply humbled and honored Driehaus Foundation awards transformative $2.3M endowment to Preservation Chicago @driehausfdn

From preservation to the arts, Driehaus Foundation awards $5 million in legacy grants to Chicago...

Two years after Chicago philanthropist Richard Driehaus died, his foundation is awarding more than $5 million in “transformational” legacy grants to support the causes he cared about mo…

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Decaying Jackson Park comfort station deserves better — as does the whole park via @SunTimes

Decaying Jackson Park comfort station deserves better — as does the whole park

The open-air pavilion was a wreck long before a driver lost control of her Jeep last Monday and ran into it. The Chicago Park District has neglected the building for years.

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A friendly challenge to Chicago Public Schools... Turn a hardwood floor gym in every shuttered CPS school into a pop-up roller rink THIS SUMMER to give kids a safe and welcoming place for kids to be kids. No time to waste! @6figga_dilla

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Lauren Fitzpatrick, Nader Issa, Sarah Karp and Alden Loury teamed up for this bang-up Sun-Times story of Emanuel's massive school closings 10 years out: 20 back in use, 26 still closed, 16 still vacant, slumming up their communities,.

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We love the Chicago 7 Most Endangered posters too! Check them all out at

Christine Cipriani

@christinecipri

2 years

Nice posters!

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3 years

Hey Chicago, Tell @FifthThird how you feel about the proposed plan to demolish the beloved neighborhood Lakeview State Bank at 3179 N. Clark and replace it with a new 2-story bank building. Read more at Petition to Save the Historic Lakeview State Bank!

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BRAVO!!!!

Chicago DPD

@ChicagoDPD

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The Century and Consumers buildings, at 202 and 220 S. State St., received final landmark recommendations from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks today. Dating to the 1910s, the Loop buildings were recognized for significant intact architecture and for their cultural heritage.

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Long Live Chicago Roller Rinks!!!

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Potential Win? "Original plans called for the razing of historical building... now plan to reuse the building and turn it into 20 apartments" Werner Brothers Bld, 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered. 1921, George S. Kingsley, 7613 N. Paulina St 📸: @Chrucky

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BRAVO! Pioneer Arcade (Chi 7 2015) was just Designated a Chicago Landmark! Preservation Chicago has worked hard to protect this long endangered building. Thrilled to move this glorious building into the WIN column! 1925, Jens J. Jensen, 1535-41 N. Pulaski Rd. 📸: @53viroqua

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After 37 Year Closure, the Ramova Theater Restoration Makes Significant Progress (Chicago 7 Most Endangered 2012) The Ramova Theater 3518 S. Halsted Street Meyer O. Nathan Built 1929 📸: @EricAllixRogers

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Demolition commences on historic Woodlawn Avenue home at 5545 S. Woodlawn Ave. From 1894, the Hugo von Hofsten House by designed by architect DW Kennard. What a waste! 📸: Jack Spicer & Redfin via @HydeParkHerald

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4 years

CALLING ALL CHICAGO PHOTOGRAPHERS! Please shoot La Lucé/Schlitz Tied House. This wonderful 1892 Queen Anne at 1393 W. Lake Street sold last Friday to developers. Likely designed by Frommann & Jebsen. We've been advocating for its preservation since 2016. 📸: @Pres_Chicago

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4 years

DEMOLITION ALERT: Demolition permit was released for eight-story industrial building at 3617 S. Ashland Ave. This building would have been an excellent candidate for an adaptive reuse to a residential loft building and/or for affordable/senior/work force/veteran/artist housing

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4 years

Muddy Waters’ Former Chicago Home to Be Converted Into Museum via @RollingStone

Muddy Waters’ Former Chicago Home to Be Converted Into Museum

Muddy Waters' former house in Chicago will be renovated into a museum and community center.

www.rollingstone.com

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4 years

"The homes of Mahalia Jackson, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Thomas Dorsey and many other Black historical sites are not official Chicago landmarks. They are unprotected and a new owner can demolish them anytime without any opposition" Chicago Crusader

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DEMO ALERT! The Wolfson Building, 2678 W. Washington Blvd in East Garfield Park. Recently added to the 90 Day Demolition Delay List Built in 1892 for Fred W. Morgan, a wealthy manufacturer of bicycle tires. Has served as a homeless shelter for 90 years! 📸: @53viroqua

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2 years

There is NO excuse for the extreme deterioration of Lathrop Homes South Campus in 4 years. The blighted building in the Sun-Times photo is 2603-01 N. Levitt. The BLUE sky photo was its condition in 2018. The GREY sky photo is from early 2022. @Suntimes

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5 years

DEMO ALERT! The Demolition of Crawford Power Station has started. Final days for a Chicago architectural treasure by Graham, Anderson, Probst and White from 1926. Innovative cities around the world have reused former power stations as wildly successful museums. Not here...

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4 years

Did you know that Muddy Waters had a house at 4339 S. Lake Park Avenue in Chicago? "'It was the rocking house,' said James Cotton, who used to play music in the basement 'for days' with Muddy Waters." Today its on the verge of emergency demolition. .

Untapped New York

@UntappedNY

4 years

Did you know Jackie Robinson had a house in Flatbush, Brooklyn? Today it's denoted by a small plaque but mostly forgotten:

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1 year

Lost Legends #7 : Dearborn Station’s Pitched Roof Dearborn Station is one of the remaining central stations in Chicago. Located at the foot of Printer’s Row, the passenger hub was once notably taller, featuring a distinctive steep pitched roof.

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3 years

Yes, Chicago Really Has an East Side

The neighborhood is bounded by the Calumet River on the north and west, Lake Michigan on the east and Egger’s Grove on the south.

www.chicagomag.com

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@6figga_dilla Spreading the LOVE for Century and Consumers Buildings during Sundays on State!

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2 years

Question: Should the City of Chicago require that the decorative terra cotta façade of Smashy Automotive be stabilized and incorporated into any future development at 5006 N. Clark Street? Absolutely YES!

Preservation Chicago: Love Your City Fiercely!

@Pres_Chicago

2 years

Looks like a restaurant adaptive reuse at Smashy Automotive that celebrates the great terra cotta ornament is not going to happen. Argyle-Clark Garage Orange-rated 1919 Hall & Ostergren 5006 N. Clark St.

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Permits issued for 4861 N. Hermitage

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3 years

$52m to raze two historic terra cotta Loop Office Buildings Please SIGN THE PETITION to save the Century and Consumers Buildings

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DEMO ALERT! Public Meeting for Continental Can Thurs, March 28 6:00 - 7:30 Facade & tower can be incorporated into the new construction But the developer needs to hear the voice of the public! A 2023 Chicago 7, 1920, Samuel Scott Joy, 3815 S. Ashland Ave. 📸: @Chrucky /Esto

Alderwoman Julia Ramirez

@the12thward

7 months

Community Meeting Notice Topic: Demolition of 3809 S Ashland Ave for the new Karis Cold Storage Facility (The 11th Ward, City of Chicago) Community Meeting Date: March 28, 2024 Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm Location: McKinley Park Field House 2210 West Pershing Road, Chicago IL 60609

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DEMOLITION ALERT: The Demolition Permit was issued for the Hollenbach Building at 808 W. Lake Street on 12/9/20. This might be the last weekend to photograph this beautiful building from 1912 before its gone. 📸: Albert David

Preservation Chicago: Love Your City Fiercely!

@Pres_Chicago

5 years

This development would demolish 808 W. Lake. The Hollenbach Building/facade should be SAVED! "Hollenbach Building is a building at 808 W. Lake Street in Chicago's Fulton Market District, which was designed by Worthmann & Steinbach and was built in 1912" Wikipedia

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Chicago needs a Neon Sign Museum! And City needs a program to help keep surviving Chicago neon signs glowing strong.

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DePaul’s Controversial Athletic Facility Plan Gets Ald. Timmy Knudsen’s Support The $60 million athletic facility will require DePaul to tear down four century-old homes, a point of contention with neighbors. via @BlockClubChi 📸: @Chrucky

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Those Chicago brick pavers look pretty good considering they were probably installed over 100 years ago and haven't seen a minute of maintenance since. Pothole riddled asphalt would have required repaving a dozen times in same period. Every brick paver = saved taxpayer $$$$

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1 year

So much fun! Come visit us at the Preservation Chicago booth in front of the Century and Consumers Buildings this Sunday, August 13th from 11 to 6 See you on State!

The Chicago Loop

@ChiLoopAlliance

1 year

How much do you know about Chicago? We put some of our #SundaysOnState attendees to the test with some rapid-fire trivia!

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DEMO ALERT! “720 N. Wells was built in 1867, before the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, but is green rated on the Chicago Historic Resources Survey with NO protections from demolition.”

UrbanizeChicago

@UrbanizeChicago

9 months

Historic structures are set to be demolished at Wells/Superior Topography | KF Partners, LLC | MILBURN DEMOLITION | @AldReilly

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There were 738 buildings demolished in Chicago in 2020. The vast majority of the buildings demolished were residential with THOUSANDS of naturally occurring affordable rental units lost all across the city. If Chicago was serious about protecting affordable housing…

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