December 2023 Newsletter
PARTIAL LOSS: Dome and Interior of Second Church of Christ Scientist Demolished, But Facade Will Be Incorporated into New Construction (Chicago 7 2019)
2700 N. Pine Grove scores permit; The new construction will keep three historic facades, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 6/21/23
LOSS: After 17 Years of Neglect, GSA Pursues Emergency Demolition of 212 S. State, Located Between Century and Consumers Buildings (Chicago 7 2011, 2013,...
Feds begin demolition of three-story State Street building between historic skyscrapers that could be next, Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4/19/23
State Street sidewalk...
LOSS: Despite Widespread Community Opposition and Press Coverage, 2240 N. Burling Demolished for Side Yard
Demolition of historic Lincoln Park home underway after lost preservation fight, Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 4/25/23
152-Year-Old Lincoln Park Home Demolished After...
LOSS: After Questionable Thanksgiving Fire, 5356 N. Sheridan / Former Wing Hoe Restaurant Demolished for New Construction
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/12/edgewaters-wing-hoe-restaurant-damaged-in-fire-will-be-replaced-by-50-apartments/
LOSS: Meitus House Demolished for Land Banking
What's the plan for this South Shore site after the demolition of a historic home? Dennis Rodkin, Crain’s Chicago Business, 10/12/23
This South...
LOSS: Hofsten House at 5545 S. Woodlawn Avenue Demolished
Neighbors decry demolition of historic Woodlawn Avenue home, Zoe Pharo, Hyde Park Herald, 5/26/23
Say goodbye to a Hyde Park house that's layered...
2023 SPOTLIGHT ON DEMOLITION: 625 Demolitions in 2023
See the full list: 2023 Year-in-Review
IN MEMORIAM: Rev. George A. Lane, SJ, Jesuit priest who helped save Church of the Holy Family from demolition during the 1990 “Miracle on...
Lane, 89, led effort to save Holy Family, Richard Barry, The Beverly Review, 12/12/23
The Rev. George Lane, priest who helped save historic...
IN MEMORIAM: Dan Coffey, Chicago Theater Restoration Architect
Dan Coffey, architect behind revival of Chicago Theatre and other Loop venues, dies at 69, Steven R. Strahler, Crain’s Chicago Business, 10/24/23
The...
IN MEMORIAM: Charles Gregersen Pullman Preservationist
Charles E. Gregersen Obituary, Pullman National Monument Preservation Society, Mark Cassello with Ward Miller, Preservation Chicago, 11/20/22