May 2023 Newsletter
Edgewater Historical Society presents Neighborhood Walking Tours Summer 2023
Enjoy views of the historic homes of Edgewater in our own unique outdoor museum. Edgewater has three historic districts designated by the U.S. Department...
Important Conversations at “Missing Middle Housing: The Key to Scaling Affordability” Kreisman Initiative on Housing Law and Policy Symposium held on May 1, 2023...
“Missing Middle Housing: The Key to Scaling Affordability?”
Kreisman Housing Law and Policy Initiative 2023 Annual SymposiumMonday, May 1
8am to 6:30pm
David Rubenstein Forum at the...
Celebrating 50 years of the Historic Pullman Foundation during Pullman National Railroad Days May 20, 2023
"Join Historic Pullman Foundation for its annual Pullman Railroad Days, taking place at Pullman National Historical Park May 20-21. This weekend-long celebration about the...
Success! Chicago Harbor Lighthouse ‘Chicago Harbor Lighthouse – Past, Present and Future” May 24, 2023 With Guest Speakers Edward Torrez, Ward Miller, & Kurt...
"We’ve had a busy month working on trying to save the Lighthouse. The word is getting out, the Lighthouse is receiving media attention, and...
Society of Architectural Historians Presents The City Beyond the White City: Race, Two Chicago Homes, and their Neighborhoods November 3, 2022 to October 28,...
"Exhibition Explores the History of Race and the Built Environment in Chicago through the archaeology of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the Charnley-Persky House...
Navy Pier presents Flow – Water Brings Life to Chicago The Photography of Barry Butler Through December 31, 2023
"Navy Pier is honored to open a new exhibit, 'Flow - Water Brings Life to Chicago.'"Barry Butler’s 22-image exhibit is a celebration of many...
Starship Chicago II: What Gives a Building a Soul? A film by Nathan Eddy
Starship Chicago II
World premiere of Starship Chicago II, a film produced and directed by Nathan Eddy."Chicago's postmodern people’s palace, the seventeenth-floor James R. Thompson...
Rosenwald: Toward a More Perfect Union trailer
"The extraordinary story of a forgotten philanthropist, a Jewish son of immigrants from Chicago who became a champion for black education with in the...
“Early Chicago Skyscrapers” for UNESCO World Heritage Site Designation by AIA Chicago and Preservation Chicago
There is strong support to designate “Early Chicago Skyscrapers” as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A UNESCO World Heritage Site designation would further recognize...
WATCH: Preservation Chicago 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Full Presentation March 8, 2023 (Length 64:35)
The Preservation Chicago 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered presentation was presented to a hybrid audience, both live in-person audience and a simultaneous virtual audience...