February 2021 Newsletter
THREATENED: ~8K Petition Signatures Help Secure 60 Day Demolition Delay for Lake Street Schlitz Tied House
"A surviving Victorian building in Chicago’s rapidly developing Fulton Market district, originally a Schlitz tavern and later the home of the Italian restaurant La...
THREATENED: Roman Catholic Churches A 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Overview
This year, for a second time since 2019, Preservation Chicago has chosen to spotlight the consolidation, deconsecration, combining, closure and sale of many of...
THREATENED: Petition Opposes Amtrak’s Plan to Demolish Chicago Union Station Power House
The iconic Art Deco Chicago Union Station Power House is threatened with demolition.This streamlined architectural masterpiece was designed in 1931 by Graham, Anderson, Probst...
THREATENED: Central Manufacturing District – Original East District A 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Overview
Last year, Preservation Chicago announced the selection of the Central Manufacturing District’s Pershing Road District as part of our Chicago 7 Most Endangered list....
THREATENED: West Loop Industrial Lofts A 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Overview
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Chicago’s Loop central business district was surrounded by a ring of fine-quality industrial buildings. Often these...
THREATENED: South Chicago Masonic Temple A 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Overview
Another grand Masonic Temple, designed by Clarence Hatzfeld, the architect of the now-demolished South Side Masonic Temple, could be headed toward demolition as well.Despite...
THREATENED: Cornell Store & Flats A 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Overview
This year, the Cornell Store & Flats has been selected once more as a Chicago 7 Most Endangered after first being listed in 2017....
THREATENED: Phyllis Wheatley Home – 2021 Most Endangered
Overview
As the City of Chicago works across all levels to become a more equitable place, we need to honor and elevate African American sites...
WATCH: The Video Overview of the Preservation Chicago 2021 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” (Length 3:48)
WATCH: The Video Overview of the Preservation Chicago 2021 "Chicago 7 Most Endangered" (Length 3:48)

