August 2022 Newsletter
THREATENED: ‘Monument with Standing Beast’ Sculpture to be Relocated
"One of Chicago’s iconic pieces of public art will be getting a new home."French artist Jean Dubuffet’s sculpture 'Monument with Standing Beast,' in place...
WTTW Chicago: Legacies of Architect Louis Sullivan, Photographer Richard Nickel Take Center Stage at Driehaus Museum
"A tale of two stories is taking center stage at the Richard H. Driehaus Museum."A new exhibition, 'Capturing Louis Sullivan: What Richard Nickel Saw,'...
WGN 9: Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project
"The African American Heritage Water Trail is encouraging people to reflect on history from a different perspective."'It uncovers at least 180 years worth of...
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? Cardinal Meyer Center
"It’s easy to miss a building on the southeast corner that has a significant historical distinction: The money to build it came in part...
Block Club: Sbarro Urbanists Celebrate Thompson Center
"A pizza party Friday in the basement of the Thompson Center had one purpose: saving postmodern architecture — and Sbarro pizza."About two dozen of...
WTTW Chicago: Ask Geoffrey, The Story of Hyde Park’s Rosalie Villas
"A tucked-away street on the city's South Side is a time capsule from the days before the neighborhood was even part of Chicago."Geoffrey Baer...
Driehaus Museum Presents Capturing Louis Sullivan: What Richard Nickel Saw August 26, 2022 to February 19, 2023
"Richard Nickel (1928-1972) was a Polish-American architectural photographer and preservationist. Nickel first encountered the work of Louis Sullivan (1856-1924) as a student, when photographing...
Promontory Point Conservancy presents Walking Tours and Events September 18, 2022
"Monthly clean-ups are Sundays, 10:30am. We need pruners, excavators and picker-uppers. We provide tools and supplies. Please join us! We meet at the National...
Chicago History Museum Presents The History of South Streeterville A Film by Gail Spreen and Dennis Downes September 20, 2022
Chicago History Museum Presents a screening of The History of South Streeterville; a film by Gail Spreen and Dennis Downes"Created by Streeterville community members...
Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy presents ‘The Progressive City’ 2022 Annual Conference October 19 to October 23, 2022
"The Progressive City is the Conservancy’s third Chicago conference, the first there in fifteen years. Chicago around 1900 was a laboratory of progressive reforms...