December 2021 Newsletter
THREATENED: Final Mass Held at St. Michael the Archangel Church Before Being Closed by Archdiocese of Chicago (Chicago 7 2019)
WATCH: St. Michael the Archangel Church celebrates a final mass, Sean Lewis, WGN Chicago 9, 10/30/21
THREATENED: Built in 1888, John Ramcke House at 2028 N. Seminary Avenue to be torn down for a side yard
Should the wealthy be allowed to demolish real estate to create their own open space? Cities should be getting denser and more diverse, not...
THREATENED: A Jackson Park landmark was destroyed — is the South Shore Nature Area next? (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
A Jackson Park landmark was destroyed — is the South Shore Nature Area next? Every foundation stone from the 1893 World’s Fair Women’s Pavilion...
THREATENED: Promontory Point’s Historic Limestone Revetments at Risk…Again (Chicago 7 2006)
Rep. Kelly calls for 'true preservation approach' to Promontory Point in Army Corps letter, Marc Monaghan, Hyde Park Herald, 12/10/21
THREATENED: CMD’s Iconic Clock Tower and Three Historic CMD Warehouses Listed For Sale (Chicago 7 2014 & 2020)
Clock Tower For Sale as McKinley Park Industrial Properties Make Moves in Marketplace, McKinley Park News, Justin Kerr, 11/13/21
THREATENED: New Residential High-Rise Tower Tower Approved to Replace Cassidy Tire Building by Architect Henry Schlacks (Chicago 7 2021)
Rendering reveals 33-story apartment tower replacing Cassidy Tire warehouse; The Fulton River District proposal calls for 343 rental units, Jay Koziarz, Curbed Chicago, 11/27/19
THREATENED: Archway Standard Oil Station and North Federal Savings Building Threatened By New Development
As Old Town Prepares For Major Changes At Prime Locations, Developers Want To Hear From Neighbors; Development firm Fern Hill launched a website Thursday...
LOSS: Lost to Fire in 2021
Extra-Alarm Fire Rages In Historic Pilsen Building, CBS2 Chicago, 9/20/21Bo Diddley’s Childhood Home In Bronzeville Badly Damaged In Fire; The fire broke out at...
IN MEMORIAM: Helmut Jahn; Architect
Helmut Jahn carried on Chicago’s legacy of architectural greatness; He was bold, inventive and prolific, designing memorable buildings across the nation and around the...
LOSS: Northwestern Medicine Demolishes Old Irving Park Home for Temporary Construction Office and Stormwater Retention Tank
Irving Park Neighbors Blast Northwestern Medicine Plans To Tear Down 120-Year-Old Home: ‘It Feels Like A Poke In The Eye'; Northwestern plans to use...