ADVOCACY

LOSS: Ornate Reebie Company Warehouse Building Façade Demolished

CDC approves $10 million in TIF for Timeline Theatre; A new theatre will be built at 5033 N. Broadway, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 5/17/22TimeLine...

LOSS: A Few Months Before Adaptive Reuse as Pool Hall, Smashy Garage Demolished After Fire

After Tragic Fire, Facade Elements at 5006 N Clark Potentially Saved for Reuse, Uptown Update, 4/26/22

LOSS: John Ramcke House at 2028 N. Seminary Demolished for a Side Yard

Should the wealthy be allowed to demolish real estate to create their own open space? Cities should be getting denser and more diverse, not...

LOSS: Loss of Chicago’s two-, three- and four-flats Reduces Affordable Housing

Chicago’s two-, three- and four-flats are a key source of affordable housing. The pandemic might be changing that, Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 3/5/22

OPPORTUNITY LOST: After McPier’s Veto, Lakeside Center is Passed Over for Chicago Casino (Chicago 7 2016 & 2021)

Op-ed: Turning McCormick Place’s Lakeside Center into a casino would be a win for Chicago, Ward Miller / Preservation Chicago, Chicago Tribune, 1/3/22Casino or...

LOSS: Dinkel’s Bakery Closes After 100 Years In Business and Beloved Dinkel’s Sign Sold For $6k to Unknown Buyer

Neon Dinkel’s Sign Being Auctioned Off After Century-Old Bakery’s Closure; The vertical neon Dinkel's sign was listed on an auction website with a starting...

LOSS: Merrick-Culver House, One of Austin’s Oldest Houses, Lost to Emergency Demolition Order

Read the full story: THREATENED: Merrick-Culver House, One of Austin’s Oldest Houses, On Verge of Demolition

LOSS: Maloney Funeral Home, One of Chicago’s Oldest, Demolished for New Construction

Edgewater’s Maloney Funeral Home Closes After 125 Years; Building To Be Replaced With Apartments John E. Maloney Funeral Home opened in 1897 but closed its...

IN MEMORIAM: Charles Gregersen, Pullman Preservationist

Charles E. Gregersen Obituary Pullman National Monument Preservation Society Mark Cassello with Ward MillerCharles E. Gregersen passed away peacefully on November 20, 2022. Gregersen, a revered...

IN MEMORIAM: Pauline Saliga, 1953-2022

Pauline Saliga, former executive director of Society of Architectural Historians, dies, Obituary by Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10/14/22Obituary: Pauline Saliga (1953–2022), Society of Architectural...