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LOSS: South Side Masonic Temple Demolished (Chicago 7 2007 and 2015)

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The City of Chicago ordered the emergency demolition of the long vacant South Side Masonic Temple at 64th and Green Street in Englewood due...
January 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Cook County Hospital to be Saved and Adaptively Reused (Chicago 7 2003 and 2004)

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After 15 years of advocacy and vacancy, historic Cook County Hospital, located at 1825 W. Harrison Street, will be adaptively reused. Cook County Hospital...
January 2018 Newsletter

URGENT THREAT: Slight Chance for 11th Hour Facade Save from Burnham Designed Chicago Machinery Building!

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A demolition permit was issued on January 23, 2018 for 1217 W. Washington Boulevard, the orange-rated Chicago Machinery Building designed by D.H. Burnham &...
January 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Chicago Tribune Building to Be Converted to Residential

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The Chicago Tribune Tower, located at 435 N. Michigan Avenue, is being converted into 165 residential condos with lower floor retail. This highly visible...
January 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Temptation Chocolates Building Risks Removal of Exterior Terra Cotta!

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The Temptation Chocolates Building, at building 1929 S. Halsted Street, was added to the 90-Day Demolition Delay list on December 1, 2017, requesting “removal...
January 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Olson Brothers Rug Factory/former Marshall Field’s Warehouse to be Converted to Mixed Uses

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The six concrete and red brick buildings of the Marshall Field’s Warehouse complex located on 22 acres at Diversey Avenue and Pulaski Road is...
January 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Former Chicago & North Western Railway Company Building Goes Residential

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The residential conversion is underway for the 14-story City Colleges of Chicago Headquarter/ former Chicago & North Western Railway Company building located at 226...
January 2018 Newsletter

Partial WIN: Morton Salt Building to be Demolished, but Historic Stainless Steel Panels to be be Reused.

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The mid-century modern Morton Salt Building will be demolished. Designed by the highly respected architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White along with...
January 2018 Newsletter

LOSS: Carbit Paints Building Demolished

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The lovely historic red brick Carbit Paints building at 2942 W. North Avenue built around 1910, just east of Humboldt Boulevard and across from...
January 2018 Newsletter

Partial WIN: 1920’s era Ukrainian Dairy/Leona’s Building Facade to Be Saved

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The construction permit was issued for the Ukrainian Dairy site at 1938 W. Augusta Avenue. After over a year of advocacy and negotiations, the...

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