November 2018 Newsletter

November 2018 Newsletter

November 2018 Month-in-Review Newsletter

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November 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Uptown Theater Restoration Plan Receives City Council Approval!

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On November 13, 2018, the Chicago Community Development Commission voted to approve the $75 million rehabilitation of the long-vacant Uptown Theatre. After decades of...
November 2018 Newsletter

LOSS: Boston Store Stables Demolished!

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The Boston Store Stables was a well-designed commercial warehouse building at 4340 S. Vernon Avenue in Bronzeville. It was built in 1906 by the...
November 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Superior Street Rowhouses to Receive 90-Day Reprieve from Demolition Due to an Extension of the 90-Day Demo Delay!

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With only days remaining until the expiration of the 90-Demolition Delay hold after which time the City of Chicago is obliged to release a...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Waterman Building on State Street to Become Boutique Hotel

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In 2006, the Waterman Building received the dubious honor of being included on Blair Kamin’s short list of the most “unsightly structures” in the...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Proposed Pilsen Landmark District Receives Preliminary Landmark Status!

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After many years of advocacy, outreach and preparation, Preliminary Landmark Status was approved for the proposed Pilsen Chicago Landmark District on December 6, 2018....
December 2018 Newsletter

LOSS: Victorian Queen Anne at 1441 W. Carmen Bulldozed!

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“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...
December 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Oriental Theatre Blade Sign Marquee To Be Scrapped

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The Oriental Theatre opened on May 8, 1926 and has been an anchor in Chicago’s Theater District ever since. Located at 24 W. Randolph...
November 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Pullman Clock Tower Building Restoration Underway

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Twenty year after its fire, the restoration of the Pullman Clock Tower and Administration Building is finally underway with a target completion date of...
November 2018 Newsletter

PARTIAL WIN: After Emergency Demolition, Façade Reuse Proposed for 5th Church of Christ Scientist/Shiloh Baptist Church

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After 15 years of vacancy, neglect, and the resulting severely deteriorated condition, a redevelopment plan has emerged that would preserve the columned front façade...

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