February 2022 Newsletter
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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...
THREATENED: Public Housing Sites; Altgeld Gardens Commercial, Cabrini Rowhouses, Lathrop Homes South Campus A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
2603-2601 N. Leavitt Street, c.2022. Deferred Maintenance and neglect four years AFTER CHA relocated all residents to North Campus. Lathrop Homes South Campus, 1938,...
THREATENED: St. Martin de Tours Church, A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
St. Martin de Tours / St. Martin de Porres / Chicago Embassy Church,
1895, Henry J. Schlacks, 5848 S. Princeton Ave.
Overview
For nearly 130 years, St. Martin...