January 2021 Newsletter

90-Day Demolition Delay

1399 W. Lake Street, West Loop (Lake Street Schlitz Tied House / La Lucé)-90-Day Demolition Delay

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Address: 1399 W. Lake Street, West Loop (Lake Street Schlitz Tied House / La Lucé) #100901650 Date Received: 12/02/2020 Ward: 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett Applicant: Spirit Wrecking...
90-Day Demolition Delay

Second Church of Christ Scientist 2700 N. Pine Grove Avenue, Lincoln Park-90-Day Demolition Delay

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Address: Second Church of Christ Scientist 2700 N. Pine Grove Avenue, Lincoln Park (A Chicago 7 Most Endangered 2019) #100903102 Date Received: 01/07/2021 Ward: 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith Applicant:...
January 2021 Newsletter

January 2021 Month-in-Review Newsletter

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The ABCs of Chicago's Historic Buildings By Deborah Mercer Follow her on Twitter at @53viroqua Follow her on Flickr at mercer52 Table of Contents ADVOCACY Chicago 7 2021 Announcement,...
January 2021 Newsletter

WIN: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley House Landmarked!

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"A years-long journey to honor a 14-year-old child brutally murdered by racism has ended. "It was a journey to acknowledge Emmett Till, and his mother,...
January 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: Amtrak Advances Plan to Replace Chicago Union Station Power House with a Maintenance Shed

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The iconic Art Deco Chicago Union Station Power House is threatened with demolition. This streamlined architectural masterpiece was designed in 1931 by Graham, Anderson,...
January 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: An Industrial Legacy Worth Saving: Chicago Union Station Power House MAS Context Essay by Iker Gil

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"On January 28, Preservation Chicago tweeted to alert the public about the threat of demolition of the Chicago Union Station Power House, an Art...
Breweries

THREATENED: 7,750 Petition Signatures Helps Push Additional 30 Day Demolition Delay for Lake Street Schlitz Tied House

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"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...
January 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: 1,000 State Employees at Thompson Center to Relocate by Spring (Chicago 7 2018, 2019, & 2020)

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"The state of Illinois has bought a West Loop office building, a move that ought to erase any doubt it soon will fully vacate...
January 2021 Newsletter

WIN: Pilgrim Baptist Church Receives $200k Stabilization Grant from the Chicago Adopt-A-Landmark Fund

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"Pilgrim Baptist Church, the Chicago landmark best known as the birthplace of Gospel music, received a grant worth more than $200,000 Thursday from the...
December 2021 Newsletter

LOSS: Hollenbach Building Demolished

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The Hollenbach Building at 808 W. Lake Street has been demolished. It was built by Worthmann & Steinbach for Hollenbach Seed Company which was...

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