June 2025 Newsletter
Chicago Magazine: What Was Chicago’s First Skyscraper?
"Not only was the Home Insurance Building, located at the northeast corner of La Salle and Adams Streets, the first skyscraper in Chicago — it was...
Chicago Tribune: From Promontory Point to the lily pool in Lincoln Park, have you visited the creations of Alfred Caldwell?
"We’ve had a lot of architects in this town, some of them — Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Jeanne Gang and on and on —...
Block Club Chicago: Lincoln Square Construction Unearths A Piece Of Pre-CTA History
"Neighbors are growing fascinated by glimpses of transit history being uncovered bit by bit by crews digging up the street as part of the...
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? New Inspirational Baptist Church / Ambassador Theatre
"One hundred years ago in October, a grand new theater opened on Division Street in the Austin neighborhood. The Ambassador Theatre had rows of...
THE UPTOWN: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace by Robert Loerzel and Andy Pierce
Preservation Chicago is thrilled to support the new book, The UPTOWN: Chicago's Endangered Movie Palace by Robert Loerzel and Andy Pierce."This new book from...
Chicago Maritime Museum presents “Maritime Midwest Modern” Opened May 1, 2025
Chicago Maritime Museum presents
“Maritime Midwest Modern"
Opened May 1, 2025"On May 1, the Chicago Maritime Museum will open a new temporary exhibition, Maritime Midwest Modern,...
Chicago Blues Museum presents “Unsung Austin-West Side Stories” Opened June 2025
"Legendary musicians, long-lost night clubs and forgotten record labels — all from the West Side — are the focus of a permanent exhibit that...