February 2020 Newsletter
February 2020 Month-in-Review Newsletter
Table of Contents
CHICAGO 7 Most Endangered 2020CHICAGO 7: James R. Thompson Center/ State of Illinois Building
CHICAGO 7: Jackson Park, South Shore Cultural...
Successful Preservation Chicago 2020 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” Presentation to Capacity Audience Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Preservation Chicago's announcement and presentation of the 2020 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” on February 26, 2020 was highly successful with a full capacity, standing...
THREATENED: James R. Thompson Center / State of Illinois Building
Address: 100 W. Randolph Street
Architects: C.F. Murphy, Murphy/Jahn, Helmut Jahn
Date: 1985
Style: Postmodern / Deconstructivist
Neighborhood: LoopLINK TO FULL TEXT including overview, history, threat, recommendations and...
THREATENED: Jackson Park, South Shore Cultural Center Grounds & Midway Plaisance
Address: Bounded by Lake Michigan, 56th, Stony Island and 71st, Chicago
Landscape Architects: Frederick Law Olmsted & Calvert Vaux , F.L. Olmsted & Co., Olmsted,...
THREATENED: Chicago Union Station Power House
Address: 301 W. Taylor Street
Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Date: 1932
Style: Art Moderne
Neighborhood: South LoopLINK TO FULL TEXT including overview, history, threat, recommendations and...
THREATENED: Chicago Town & Tennis Club / Unity Church
Address: 1925 W. Thome Avenue, Chicago
Architect: George W. Maher & Son, Phillip B. Maher
Date: 1924-1925
Style: Tudor Revival
Neighborhood: West RidgeLINK TO FULL TEXT...
THREATENED: Washington Park National Bank
Address: 6300 S. Cottage Grove
Architects: Albert Schwartz
Date: 1924
Style: Neoclassical
Neighborhood: WoodlawnLINK TO FULL TEXT including overview, history, threat, recommendations and a gallery of photosOVERVIEW
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THREATENED: Central Manufacturing District, Pershing Road
Address: Pershing Road between Ashland and Western
Architects: Samuel Scott Joy and Abraham Epstein
Date: 1917 to c.1952
Style: Industrial Gothic
Neighborhood: McKinley Park / New CityLINK...
THREATENED: Roseland Michigan Avenue Commercial District
Address: From 107th to 115th on S. Michigan Avenue
Architects: Various
Date: c.1887 to c.1930
Style: Chicago Commercial Vernacular
Neighborhood: RoselandLINK TO FULL TEXT including overview, history, threat,...
THREATENED: After 150 Years, Standard Club to Close on May 1, 2020
"Founded in 1869, The Standard Club was long a who’s who of Chicago Jewish business leaders. Early members included Julius Rosenwald, a former Sears...