August 2021 Month-in-Review Newsletter

ADVOCACY

WIN: Pullman National Monument
LOSS: Woman’s Garden in Jackson Park Bulldozed
LOSS: Supreme Court Denies Temporary OPC Construction Halt
THREATENED: Thompson Center Bid Delay
PARTIAL WIN: Thompson Center Ideas Competition
THREATENED: Epworth Church
PETITION: Epworth Church
LOSS: Lake View State Bank Demolished
BUYER WANTED: The Drake Hotel
WIN: Little Village Arch Preliminarily Landmarked
WIN: Louis Sullivan’s Holy Trinity Church Restoration
Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: Looking for Better Judgment at the Chicago Park District
Chicago Tribune Column: Keep Amazon lockers out of Chicago parks
THREATENED: Phyllis Wheatley Home Call for Posters
BUYER WANTED: Krause Music Store
PARTIAL WIN: Stock Yards Bank Stabilization
LIKELY WIN: Montrose Harbor Bridges
THREATENED: Former Wing Hoe Restaurant Building
WIN: “Beer Baron Row” Rapp Mansion
BUYER WANTED: William Le Baron Jenney Designed Home
THREATENED: 3339 N. Ridgeway Avenue
Chicago Tribune: Chicago Flats Initiative is hoping to keep iconic 2- and 4-flats flourishing
LOSS: WGN Flag Building’s Beautiful Terra Cotta Façade
LOSS: Terra Cotta Ornament on New Devon Theater
LOSS: Cornelius Sheehan Home and Coach House from 1877 Demolished
IN MEMORIAM: Richard H. Driehaus; Philanthropist & Preservationist
THREATENED: Early Warning Signs
THREATENED: 90-Day Demolition Delay Watch List
LOSS: Spotlight on Demolition (103 demolitions in August 2021)

PRESERVATION IN THE NEWS

WATCH: WTTW Chicago: Pullman National Monument Ahead of its Grand Opening
PRINT: Crain’s Chicago Business: Pullman National Monument faces a long haul ahead
PRINT: Metropolitan Planning Council: Yesterday’s zoning: Next to a park and schools, an asphalt plant?
RADIO: WBEZ Chicago Curious City: Chicago Water Cribs
PRINT: Crain’s Chicago Business: Amazon conquered Sears. It’s also following in its footsteps
RADIO: Lois Wille discusses “Forever Open, Clear and Free” with Studs Terkel

EVENTS & HAPPENINGS

Preservation Chicago’s CMD Walking Tour – September 25, 2021
Architectural Gems of the South Side Tour with Lee Bey – September 15, 2021
Pritzker Military Museum & Library Presents The Life and Legacy of Bill Mauldin Zoom Panel – September 15, 2021
Chicago Architecture Biennial presents The Available City at Central Park Theater – September 18, 2021
Volunteers Needed for Open House Chicago 2021 – Oct. 16 & 17, 2021
“Helmut Jahn: Life + Architecture” at Chicago Architecture Center
“Chicago Comics: 1960s to Now” at MCA
“Chicago: Where Comics Came to Life (1880-1960)” at Chicago Cultural Center
Learning from Lake Shore Drive by Julia Bachrach Series December 2021
“Drawn to Combat: Bill Mauldin & The Art of War” at Pritzker Military Museum

FILM & BOOKS

“Louis Sullivan’s Idea,” a book by Tim Samuelson and Chris Ware
“Remembering Edgewater Beach Hotel”, a Book by John Holden & Kathryn Gemperle
Pullman Grand Opening Preview (1:15)
Vautravers Building Relocation Project: A Documentary Film by the1stMikeC
Starship Chicago: Thompson Center: A Film by Nathan Eddy
Roseland’s South Michigan Avenue Commercial District: “The Avenue’s” Past, Present and Future
Preservation Chicago Virtual Tour of the Arlington Deming Historic District
Video Overview of the Preservation Chicago 2021 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” (3:48)
Full Presentation of the Preservation Chicago 2021 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” (57 Minutes)

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