May 2018 Newsletter
THREATENED: Let’s Restore the Uptown Theatre Petition Receives over 10,000 Signatures!
Preservation Chicago and the Friends of Uptown Theatre have sponsored the petition "Mayor Rahm Emanuel: Restore the Uptown!" Momentum is growing, but we need...
Paul Lisnek’s Behind the Curtain: Chicago’s Incredible Architecture Under Threat….Podcast Interview with Preservation Chicago Executive Director Ward Miller
In this interview, Paul goes behind the curtain with a focus on Chicago’s amazing architecture with the executive director of Preservation Chicago, Ward Miller.The...
Chicago Architectural Preservation Archive Opening Event, June 8, 2018
Architectural photographer and historical preservationist Richard Nickel would have turned 90 years old on May 31, 2018. To commemorate this significant date and to...
Preservation Chicago Posts Full Unabridged Chicago Historic Resources Survey (CHRS) on Website as Research Resource
In an effort to make the long out-of-print Chicago Historic Resources Survey more accessible for research and review, Preservation Chicago has scanned the entire...
Logan Square Book Release Celebration! Tuesday, June 19th
Join Preservation Chicago to celebrate the publication of “Logan Square: Images of America” co-written by Ward Miller of Preservation Chicago, Jacob Kaplan of Forgotten...
WIN: Former Olson Brothers Rug Factory/Marshall Field’s Warehouse Adaptive Reuse Begins
The construction permit was released for the adaptive reuse for a portion of the six concrete and red brick buildings of the 1.5 million...
WIN: Wrigley Building To Be Sold For $255 Million
One of Chicago’s most beloved landmarks is being sold. The white terra cotta clad buildings at 400 to 410 N. Michigan Avenue were built...
WIN: Hudson Motor Building To Be Adaptively Reused
There are plans to renovate the three-story terra cotta Hudson Motor Building, located at 2222 S. Michigan Avenue. Designed by notable Chicago architect Alfred...
WIN: Boutique Hotel Proposed For Historic Grace’s Furniture Building in Logan Square
After sitting vacant for many years, there is a proposal for the Grace’s Furniture Building located at 2618 N. Milwaukee Avenue to be adaptively...