June 2022 Newsletter
PETITION: Use the $52M of federal funds to RESTORE, NOT DEMOLISH the historic skyscrapers! Save the Century and Consumers Buildings! (Chicago 7 2011, 2013...
For nearly twenty years, the General Service Administration (GSA) has allowed the historic Century and Consumers Buildings on State Street in the heart of...
WIN: Laramie State Bank INVEST South/West Redevelopment Approved by City Council (Chicago 7 2019)
"A plan to redevelop the long-vacant Laramie State Bank is moving forward."The Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a sweeping proposal to transform...
WIN: Chicago Collaborative Archive Center Press Conference for Reuse of Century and Consumers Building Generates Strong Media Coverage (Chicago 7 2011, 2013 & 2022)
"A coalition of organizations, uniting around what they call a “sustainable vision” to save two State Street skyscrapers from the wrecking ball, plans to...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Explore preservation group’s plan to save two doomed Loop towers
"We’re intrigued by a preservation group’s plan to save a seemingly doomed pair of Loop office buildings by turning the towers into a local...
POTENTIAL WIN: Google Considering Thompson Center for New Chicago Headquarters (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"Google is negotiating to buy the spaceship-like James R. Thompson Center in Chicago in a deal that could provide a much-needed boost to the...
AIA Architect: Sleeping Beauties – Chicago’s Adaptive Reuse; A wave of community-focused resurrections of former neighborhood anchors seeks to heal community — and architectural...
"The Laramie State Bank Building, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, strikes an alluring profile on the corner of Chicago and Laramie avenues. A hulking, concrete...
Urbanist News: When Preserving Affordable Housing Is Cheaper Than Building It
"While building affordable housing is a hot topic, new buildings only account for about a quarter of the affordable housing market. The rest is...
POTENTIAL WIN: City of Chicago Takes First Step Towards Landmark Designations for Century & Consumers Buildings! (Chicago 7 2011, 2013 & 2022)
Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Rotunda at the Chicago Cultural Center, 1897, Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, 78 E Washington St. Photo Credit:...
Block Club Chicago: Decades Before Boystown, South Side Jazz Clubs Were A Haven For Queer Chicagoans
"Long before North Halsted Street became the epicenter of Chicago queer nightlife, a vibrant drag scene thrived on the South Side, buoyed by jazz...