December 2023 Newsletter

IN MEMORIAM: Paul Edward Sprague, Architectural Historian

Paul Edward Sprague, Jr. Obituary, Williams Funeral Home, 12/12/23 

IN MEMORIAM: Arthur Takeuchi, Chicago Architect

Arthur Shigeo Takeuchi, pioneering architect and designer of Richard J. Daley Center, dies at 91, Hyde Park Herald, 12/19/22

THREATENED: Neighborhood Groups Organize to Oppose DePaul’s Plan to Demolish Five Historic Buildings to Build a Gym

Neighborhood groups see landmark protection of historic Lincoln Park buildings, Peter von Buol, Loop North News, 12/5/23 Historic Lincoln Park buildings face demolition...

SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: South Loop had a hybrid car dealership — a century ago. Now it’s headed toward demolition.

South Loop had a hybrid car dealership — a century ago. Now it’s headed toward demolition. But a building that beckoned toward the future,...

THREATENED: Landmarked Delaware Building Reuse Blocked By Absentee Tenant

Landlord says McDonald’s is blocking a landmark renovation; The owner of the Delaware Building said the fast-food chain is using a lease to...

Crumbling Brick Falls From Long-Vacant Guyon Hotel (Chicago 7 2013, 2014 & 2018)

Falling Bricks From Crumbling Guyon Hotel Damage West Side Homes, Displace Neighbors; The hotel was designed in 1927 by Jens Jensen and has been...

THREATENED: Neglected Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Waller Apartments Listed For Sale

Who can save this decrepit row house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright? Dennis Rodkin, Crain’s Chicago Business, 8/10/23

THREATENED: Fire Burns Seth Warner House Attic, but Owners Plan Restoration

Austin’s Landmarked Seth Warner Home, One Of Chicago’s Oldest, Damaged In Fire; Warner, an abolitionist, built the home in 1869. The owner said...

THREATENED: Historic Swift Mansion Suffers Extensive Upper Floor Damage after Suspected Arson

Swift Mansion Tenants Say Owners Illegally Evicted Them Before Massive Fire; Nine people had been living at the historical mansion, where the second...

THREATENED: Pioneer Arcade Redevelopment Stalls Without Allocation of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (Chicago 7 2015)

Pioneer Arcade affordable housing project in jeopardy as city support wavers, Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 3/8/23 Final landmark recommendation approved for Pioneer Arcade,...