December 2020 Newsletter
THREATENED: Six Corners Sears Store Adaptive Reuse to Residential Stalled Out (Chicago 7 2016)
Virus and retailers’ hardship challenge Six Corners comeback, An uncertain fate for the Sears site is one of several concerns facing the Portage Park...
THREATENED: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Threatened by Closure (Chicago 7 2021)
Our Lady of Goner? Historic Ravenswood church may face closure. Peter Von Buol, InsideBooster, 12/16/20
THREATENED: Parkway or Highway? What will the future be for North Lake Shore Drive
Big, green rebuild of North Lake Shore Drive moving forward; the $3 billion project includes beach space and an eye-catching new park, but it...
LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” Highlights from the 738 Demolitions in Chicago in 2020
“It’s an old, common cry in a city where demolition and development are often spoken in the same breath, and where trying to save...
LOSS: Lost to Fire in 2020
Fire Destroys Vincennes Food Mart In Auburn Gresham; Two firefighters suffered minor injuries, fire officials said. The building will need to be demolished, Jaime...
IN MEMORIAM: Terry Tatum, the highly accomplished historic researcher and author of over 50 Chicago Landmark Designation reports
Chicago has lost a leading light in the Chicago Historic Preservation community. Terry Tatum passed away peacefully on January 31, 2020."Terry Tatum was a...
LOSS: Horse-Drawn Carriages Banned in Chicago
Era of Horse-Drawn Carriages in Chicago Ends With Whimper
Heather Cherone, WTTW Chicago, 12/30/20
LOSS: Southport Lanes Closed After 98 Years
Southport Lanes has been a speak-easy, brothel, gambling den and bowling alley. One thing the Lakeview institution is not: A COVID-19 survivor, Ryan Ori,...
LOSS: Larkin Building In McKinley Park Demolished
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkin_Company_Building
LOSS: Old Irving Park Church Demolished
Old Church, Home Face Demolition, Nadig Newspapers Chicago's Nortwest Side Press, Brian Nadig, 7/1/20