March 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: Roman Catholic Churches A 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

Overview This year, for a second time since 2019, Preservation Chicago has chosen to spotlight the consolidation, deconsecration, combining, closure and sale of many of...

THREATENED: Central Manufacturing District – Original East District A 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

Overview Last year, Preservation Chicago announced the selection of the Central Manufacturing District’s Pershing Road District as part of our Chicago 7 Most Endangered list....

THREATENED: West Loop Industrial Lofts A 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

Overview In the late 19th and early 20th century, Chicago’s Loop central business district was surrounded by a ring of fine-quality industrial buildings. Often these...

THREATENED: South Chicago Masonic Temple A 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

Overview Another grand Masonic Temple, designed by Clarence Hatzfeld, the architect of the now-demolished South Side Masonic Temple, could be headed toward demolition as well.Despite...

THREATENED: Cornell Store & Flats A 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

Overview This year, the Cornell Store & Flats has been selected once more as a Chicago 7 Most Endangered after first being listed in 2017....

THREATENED: Phyllis Wheatley Home – 2021 Most Endangered

Overview As the City of Chicago works across all levels to become a more equitable place, we need to honor and elevate African American sites...

WATCH: The Video Overview of the Preservation Chicago 2021 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” (Length 3:48)

WATCH: The Video Overview of the Preservation Chicago 2021 "Chicago 7 Most Endangered" (Length 3:48)

THREATENED: The Chicago Lakefront A 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

Overview “Forever open, clear and free” aligns with the spirit of a core American ideal, and almost appears to reflect the words, expression and thoughts...

Sold Out Preservation Chicago 2021 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” Presentation to Record Breaking Virtual Audience

The Preservation Chicago 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered presentation was pivoted to a virtual platform due to the pandemic. The beautiful photos and mixed-media...

LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” St. Cecelia’s School, 220 W. 45th Pl., Canaryville 116 N. Willard Court, Fulton Market 1947 N. Fremont Street, Lincoln Park...

“It’s an old, common cry in a city where demolition and development are often spoken in the same breath, and where trying to save...