December 2018 Newsletter
THREATENED: Demolition and Redevelopment Approved for Crawford Power Station
Despite strong community objections, the Chicago Plan Commission and Chicago Zoning Commission voted to approve the proposed demolition and redevelopment for the Crawford Power...
THREATENED: Jackson Park and Midway Plaisance Threatened by Proposed Obama Presidential Center and South Shore Cultural Center Threatened by Proposed Golf Course (Chicago 7...
A Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2017 and again in 2018, Preservation Chicago has consistently advocated for the protection of Jackson Park, a world-class...
THREATENED: Superior Street Rowhouses Receive 90 Day Reprieve from Demolition!
Preservation Chicago strongly opposes the demolition of these three, architecturally significant, orange-rated East Superior Street Rowhouses dating from the 1870’s and 1880’s. The adjacent...
LOSS: Preservation Chicago’s “Spotlight on Demolition” of 1870’s Lake View Home Draws Television News Coverage.
The outrage, sadness and grief felt by many Lake View neighbors by the sudden demolition of the 1870’s era Italianate cottage at 702 W....
LOSS: Former Temple Judea Synagogue/ Lawndale Greater Missionary Baptist Church Demolished
Temple Judea was founded in 1914 and dedicated its synagogue at 1227 S. Independence Boulevard in 1917. This two-story yellow-brick structure was set back...
LOSS: Historic Spencer Kimbell Home Demolished
The 1880s Spencer Kimbell House, an early frame building at 2616 N. Kimball was built by one of the pioneers of Logan Square. Spencer...
LOSS: Belmont Flyover Demolition Underway
The Chicago Transit Authority began the demolition of a collection of buildings in Lake View in March 2018 to make way for the “controversial”...
LOSS: South Side Masonic Temple Demolished (Chicago 7 2007 and 2015)
The City of Chicago ordered the emergency demolition of the long vacant South Side Masonic Temple at 64th and Green Street in Englewood due...
LOSS: Temple Beth-El at 2122 W. Crystal Street Demolished
Despite an 11th hour advocacy effort by Preservation Chicago, the historic former Temple Beth-El building at 2122 W. Crystal was demolished. Preservation Chicago strongly...