April 2022 Newsletter

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Open Petitions

PETITION: Use the $52M of federal funds to RESTORE, NOT DEMOLISH the historic skyscrapers! Save the Century and Consumers Buildings! (Chicago 7 2011, 2013...

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For nearly twenty years, the General Service Administration (GSA) has allowed the historic Century and Consumers Buildings on State Street in the heart of...
Wins

WIN: Spared From Demolition, Washington Park National Bank Plan Now Includes Façade Preservation! (Chicago 7 2016 & 2020)

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"In January 2020, developer Leon Walker was eager to start a project that could have heralded a turnaround for the Woodlawn community on the...
Wins

WIN: St. Laurence Church School to Become Arts Incubator (Chicago 7 2011)

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St. Laurence Arts Incubator / Former St. Laurence Catholic School, 7200 S. Dorchester. Rendering Credit: The Rebuild Foundation Former St. Laurence Catholic School, 7200 S....
Wins

WIN: Shuttered Overton Elementary School to be Adaptively Reused as Community Center and Washington Park Streets and Sanitation Building to Become Culinary Incubator

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(Former) Anthony Overton Elementary School, 4935 South Indiana Avenue. Image Credit: Chicago Architecture Biennial Soul City Kitchens / former Washington Park Streets and Sanitation building,...
Losses

LOSS: Art Deco Orange Garden Neon Sign Removed After Sale

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"The owners of Orange Garden Chinese Restaurant are selling the 90-year-old business after auctioning its iconic neon 'Chop Suey' sign, hoping to find a...
Losses

LOSS: Beloved Dinkel’s Bakery to Close After 100 Years In Business

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"Dinkel’s Bakery, one of the most iconic bakeries in Chicago, is closing April 30 after more than 100 years on the North Side. "The bakery,...
Losses

LOSS: After 115 Years, Gepperth’s Meat Market in Lincoln Park Permanently Closed

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"Gepperth’s Meat Market, a Lincoln Park mainstay since 1906, closed on Saturday, April 30. The venerable butcher was known for prime cuts of beef,...
Losses

LOSS: Demolition Permits Issued For 4155 S. Packers Industrial Building

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"A demolition permit has been issued for the removal of an eight-story masonry building located at 4155 S Packers Avenue in the New City...
Uncategorized

SOLD: Beautifully Restored Greystone East Garfield Park Is Uniquely Attractive to Buyer

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752 S. Francisco Avenue, Built 1896. Photo credit: Keller Williams Infinity 752 S. Francisco Avenue, Built 1896. Photo credit: Keller Williams Infinity "A 19th-century greystone in...
Buyer Wanted

BUYER WANTED: Little Village Former Schlitz Tied-House For Sale

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"I know it's not in Milwaukee, but since it was built by Schlitz Brewing in 1900, this building in Chicago's Little Village has got...

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