May 2020 Newsletter

90-Day Demolition Delay

1319-1325 S. Ashland Avenue/1544-1554 W. Hastings Street, Near West Side – 90 Day Demolition Delay

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Address: 1319-1325 S. Ashland Avenue/1544-1554 W. Hastings Street, Near West Side #100875210 Date Received: 05/22/2020 Ward: 28th Ward Alderman Jason Ervin Applicant: Alpine Demolition Services, LLC Owner: 130 Ashland...
90-Day Demolition Delay

2114 N. Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Park – 90-Day Demolition Delay

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Address: 2114 N. Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Park 100855857 Date Received: 04/22/2020 Ward: 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith Applicant: JAR Corp. Owner: Frederic Boyer Permit Description: Partial demolition to accommodate third...
May 2020 Newsletter

May 2020 Month-in-Review Newsletter

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Table of Contents ADVOCACY Chicago 7 Overview and Full Videos THREATENED: Chicago Town and Tennis Club / Unity Church WIN:Superior Street Rowhouse District THREATENED: Chicago...
Books & Film

WATCH: “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” Overview and Full Presentation

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2020 'Chicago 7 Most Endangered' Video Unabridged Recording (55:28) presented to live capacity audience at the Preservation Chicago 2020 'Chicago 7 Most Endangered' announcement,...
2, 3 & 4 Flats

WIN: Once a Lost Cause Preservation Effort, Superior Street Rowhouses Now Part of Near North Side Chicago Landmark District

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After years of advocacy, the Near North Side Multiple Property District has been approved by the Chicago City Council. The Superior Street Rowhouses were saved...
Victorian / Revival Styles

THREATENED: Preservation Chicago Raising Funds To Move Chicago Town and Tennis 250 Feet Out of Harms Way (Chicago 7 2020)

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Link to petition to Save Chicago Town and Tennis Club / Unity Church Preservation Chicago has been working with urgency to find a win-win solution for...
Wins

WIN: Clarendon Park Community Center Renovation Receives City Council Approval (Chicago 7 2015)

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"A $13 million renovation of the historic Clarendon Park Community Center in Uptown is moving forward after the City Council voted to fund the...
Wins

WIN: Despite Vandalism, Old Fashioned Donuts Will Be Stronger Than Before Thanks to Successful GoFundMe Campaign

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"Over the past 47 years, Old Fashioned Donuts in Roseland has become a staple of the Roseland/Pullman community. But as riots ensued in different...
Victorian / Revival Styles

THREATENED: Preservation Chicago Calls for Adaptive Reuse of Turbine Hall Facade and Enforcement of Demolition Halt of Crawford Station (Chicago 7 2014 & 2019)

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Little Village residents and Chicagoans were horrified when the Little Village neighborhood was engulfed in a cloud of demolition dust for approximately 30 minutes...
Victorian / Revival Styles

WIN: Chicago Tribune Editorial – “Cook County Hospital is a Stunning Trauma Survivor” (Chicago 7 2003 and 2004)

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"For most of a century starting in 1916, the massive Cook County Hospital opened its healing hallways to wave upon wave of new and...

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