August 2019 Newsletter

August 2019 Newsletter

August 2019 Month-in-Review Newsletter

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Table of Contents ADVOCACY THREATENED: Jackson Park's Section 106 Comments WIN: Union Station's Fred Harvey Restaurant Reuse Plan WIN: Promontory Apartments Preliminary Landmark Designation THREATENED:...
August 2019 Newsletter

UPDATE: Preservation Chicago Submits Section 106 Comments Regarding OPC’s “Adverse Effect” (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, & 2019)

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A Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2017, 2018 and again in 2019, Preservation Chicago has consistently advocated for the protection of Jackson Park, a...
August 2019 Newsletter

WIN: Union Station Fred Harvey Restaurant Reuse Plan (Chicago 7 2018)

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“Amtrak’s ongoing redevelopment of Chicago’s Union Station is turning its attention toward building a new food hall and western entrance along Clinton Street. The...
August 2019 Newsletter

WIN: Mies van der Rohe’s Promontory Apartments Designated as a Preliminary Landmark

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“Designed by legendary architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Hyde Park’s Promontory Apartments is on its way to becoming a protected site following Thursday’s...
August 2019 Newsletter

THREATENED: Salvation Army River West Site for Sale

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The Salvation Army is looking to sell its main downtown campus in the River West neighborhood, hoping to cash in on real estate investors'...
August 2019 Newsletter

THREATENED: Moody Bible Institute Buildings For Sale

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"In a rare offering of urban land that could be redeveloped with more than 5 million square feet of buildings, Moody Bible Institute is...
August 2019 Newsletter

WIN: Patio Theater Restoration Plan Advances

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"For more than a decade, Portage Park residents walked by the Patio Theater hoping to see it thrive again. It closed and reopened several...
August 2019 Newsletter

WIN: Village Theater Historic Façade Reused

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The ornate two-story exterior facade of the Village Theater/Germania Theater has been saved and reconstructed. A Designated Chicago Landmark since 2009, the façade of...
August 2019 Newsletter

LOSS: Terra Cotta Facade at 1315 W. Loyola Avenue Demolished

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The lovely terracotta building facade located at 1315 W. Loyola Avenue has been demolished. Initial renderings showed the one-story façade being saved, restored and incorporated...
August 2019 Newsletter

“Actually all dead…it’s been dead for some years.”Alderman’s Comments Regarding South Shore Nature Sanctuary Cause Outrage

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Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) proclaims in the Sun-Times that the cherished South Shore Nature Sanctuary is “actually all dead...it’s been dead for some years.”...

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