July 2022 Newsletter
WIN: McKinley Park Workers Cottages Surveyed
In April 2022, the Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative again partnered with Preservation Chicago and students from the Preservation Planning Studio class at the School...
THREATENED: Bridgeport Restaurant Closing and Building Listed For Sale
"A Bridgeport staple near the home of the White Sox is closing next week, ending its long history serving diner classics and its famed...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Are the Endangered Century and Consumer Buildings Headed Toward Landmark Status? Let’s Hope So. (Chicago 7 2011, 2013 & 2022)
"The Century and Consumers buildings, two vacant downtown skyscrapers that are shamefully rotting away and now targeted for demolition by the federal government, might...
LOSS: After 49 Years, Beloved Lincoln Park Cycle Smithy To Close In September
"Cycle Smithy has been helping Chicagoans find the perfect bike for 49 years — but the shop will close in September."Owner Mark Mattei, 71,...
WIN: After Personal One-Hour Promontory Point Tour, Mayor Announces Support for Limestone Revetment Restoration (Chicago 7 2022)
"The repair and restoration of Promontory Point has been a subject of debate and contention in Hyde Park for more than 20 years. And...
BUYER WANTED: Beverly Bungalow by Architect Walter Burley Griffin
"The man who prevented the demolition of a historically significant bungalow in Beverly and spent a decade restoring it has it on the market."'Nobody...
WIN: After Decades of Delays, St. Boniface Residential Adaptive Resuse Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2003 & 2009)
"Construction on a long-delayed project to turn a historical Noble Square church into condos will begin as soon as the city grants a key...
WIN: KAM Isaiah Israel Receives $250,000 Adopt-a-Landmark Grant for Stained Glass Window Restoration
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted unanimously during its July 7 meeting to award the KAM Isaiah Israel a $250,000 grant for exterior renovations...
BUYER WANTED: Woodlawn Victorian at 6627 S. Woodlawn Avenue
"A rare find in Woodlawn is now on the market! This Victorian masterpiece built in 1872 is a one of a kind. You'll be...
WIN: Pilgrim Baptist Church Receives $2.1 Million State Grant for National Gospel Museum
"Tumbled-down brick walls, nubs of charred timber — even the cast-iron frame and melted strings from what was once a baby grand piano."Strolling through...