ADVOCACY
THREATENED: Central Park Theater, A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Central Park Theater
1917, Rapp & Rapp, 3535 W. Roosevelt Road
Overview
The Central Park Theater in North Lawndale is Chicago’s first movie palace and the mothership...
THREATENED: North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
North DuSable Lake Shore Drive Historic Photo, c.1910. Photo Credit: Ryerson and Burnham LibrariesNorth DuSable Lake Shore Drive
c.1890 to c.1950, Nelson, Simonds, Burnham, Atwood,...
THREATENED: The Century and Consumers Buildings: A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Century Building1915, Holabird and Roche, 202 S. State StreetConsumers Building1913, Jenney, Mundie & Jensen, 220 S. State StreetOverviewPreservation Chicago has long been concerned about...
THREATENED: Public Housing Sites; Altgeld Gardens Commercial, Cabrini Rowhouses, Lathrop Homes South Campus A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
2603-2601 N. Leavitt Street, c.2022. Deferred Maintenance and neglect four years AFTER CHA relocated all residents to North Campus. Lathrop Homes South Campus, 1938,...
THREATENED: St. Martin de Tours Church, A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
St. Martin de Tours / St. Martin de Porres / Chicago Embassy Church,
1895, Henry J. Schlacks, 5848 S. Princeton Ave.
Overview
For nearly 130 years, St. Martin...
THREATENED: Peterson Avenue Midcentury Modern District, A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Peterson Avenue Midcentury Modern District
Peterson Avenue between Pulaski and Oakley
Various architects
c.1950 to c.1970
Overview
The Peterson Avenue Midcentury Modern District extends over approximately a two-mile distance...
PETITION: Use the $52M of federal funds to RESTORE, NOT DEMOLISH the historic skyscrapers! Save the Century and Consumers Buildings! (Chicago 7 2011, 2013...
For nearly twenty years, the General Service Administration (GSA) has allowed the historic Century and Consumers Buildings on State Street in the heart of...
WIN: Preliminary Landmark Approved for Monumental Baptist Church
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a preliminary landmark recommendation for the Monumental Baptist Church. Located at 729 E. Oakwood Boulevard in Bronzeville,...
WIN: Congress Theater Redevelopment Plan Heading for City Council Approval
Congress Theater, 1926, Fridstein and Company for Lubliner and Trinz, 2135 N. Milwaukee Avenue. Photo Credit: Debbie MercerCongress Theater, 1926, Fridstein and Company for...