May 2021 Newsletter
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Preservation Chicago Tours the Arlington Deming Historic District. An Original Documentary
Host, Ward Miller, Executive Director of Preservation Chicago guides you on a tour of one of Lincoln Park's most important historic districts.Learn how the...
Roseland’s South Michigan Avenue Commercial District: The Avenue’s Past, Present and Future. An original video short by Preservation Chicago
"Roseland’s South Michigan Avenue Commercial District is the commercial center and heart of this Far South Side community, located approximately 15 miles from downtown...
Starship Chicago: Thompson Center A Film by Nathan Eddy (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"Architect Helmut Jahn’s kaleidoscopic, controversial State of Illinois Center in Chicago, which shocked the world when it opened in 1985, may not be long...
IN MEMORIAM: Richard H. Driehaus; Philanthropist and Preservationist
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the unexpected passing of Richard H. Driehaus of natural causes on March 9, 2021...
Preservation Futures Seeks to Elevate the Social and Cultural History Embedded in Places and Spaces
"Preservation Futures is set to explore the future of historic preservation through research, action and design—but the Chicago-based firm does things differently. Founded by...
THREATENED: Neighbors Launch Petition to Oppose a New Two-Story Bank Building From Replacing the Historic Two-Story Bank Building
"3179 N Clark St on the corner of Belmont and Clark in Lake View is currently threatened to be demolished. This historic bank building...
Chicago History Shorts from Dilla, The Urban Historian: The Chicago Flag
"The Chicago Urban Historian is bringing his history lessons from the small screen to the city’s streets in a series of South Side tours."Shermann...
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? Chicago Loop Synagogue
"There’s a glorious secret concealed behind a relatively modest, opaque façade on Clark Street just south of Madison Street in the Loop."In the tall...
WTTW Chicago: Ask Geoffrey: Restoration of GAR Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center
"A piece of Civil War history is being restored in one of Chicago’s most well-known public buildings. But what was it doing there in...