February 2022 Newsletter

Sun-Times: Thompson Center Revamp Could Boost LaSalle Street Corridor

"Back in December, Gov. J.B. Pritzker executed a spin move that would have scored well in an Olympic competition for policy shifts. After months...

THREATENED: Moody Triangle; Moody Church / North Federal Savings Bank / Archway Standard, A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

Moody Triangle North Federal Savings Bank/Wintrust Bank, 100 W. North Avenue Moody Memorial Church/Moody Church, 1635 N. LaSalle Drive Archway Standard Station/BP Service Station, 1647 N. LaSalle...

IIT and the Mies van der Rohe Society present Mies van der Rohe Birthday Celebration: Steppin’ Up! Thursday, March 24, 2022

Join IIT and the Mies van der Rohe Society for Mies' 136 Birthday Celebration Join the Mies van der Rohe Society and Illinois Institute of...

Schweikher House Hosts House of Tomorrow at the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago and the Keck brothers’ Solar Homes March 20, 2022

Conversations Around the Studio series begins March 20, 2022 The series kicks-off with a talk about the pioneering House of Tomorrow at the 1933 World's...

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THREATENED: Central Park Theater, A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

Central Park Theater 1917, Rapp & Rapp, 3535 W. Roosevelt Road Overview The Central Park Theater in North Lawndale is Chicago’s first movie palace and the mothership...

THREATENED: North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

North DuSable Lake Shore Drive Historic Photo, c.1910. Photo Credit: Ryerson and Burnham LibrariesNorth DuSable Lake Shore Drive c.1890 to c.1950, Nelson, Simonds, Burnham, Atwood,...

Preservation Chicago’s 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Announcement Reaches Hundreds via Livestream

The Preservation Chicago 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered presentation was presented live to a virtual audience of approximately 300 people on March 9, 2022....

THREATENED: The Century and Consumers Buildings: A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

Century Building1915, Holabird and Roche, 202 S. State StreetConsumers Building1913, Jenney, Mundie & Jensen, 220 S. State StreetOverviewPreservation Chicago has long been concerned about...