November 2021 Newsletter

Helmut Jahn: In A Flash A Documentary by Nathan Eddy. Online Screening through December 19

"Between December 3 and December 19, 2021, MAS Context and the Goethe-Institut Chicago are hosting the digital screening of Helmut Jahn: In A Flash,...

Author Andrew Feiler Discusses “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America” Sunday, December...

"The Chicago Jewish Historical Society, in partnership with the Caxton Club, is excited to present a much-anticipated Zoom program."Andrew Feiler, author of A Better...

Due to Popular Demand, Extended Through February 26! Wrightwood 659 gallery presents “Romanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works of Sullivan and Wright”

"Why are buildings designed by architects Louis H. Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright so haunting, especially those that have been destroyed? More than simply...

Chicago Magazine: Yes, Chicago Really Has an East Side

"I’m going to settle an old Chicago debate, one that usually begins when someone quotes the first line of the song 'The Night Chicago...

Chicago Reader: Edgar Miller’s handmade homes have become wellsprings of inspiration for local artists

"Like a scarlet pane of firelight shining from a brick-and-mortar facade, a red door on the 1700 block of North Wells announces the presence...

Chicagoland Architecture Substack Blog: Reconstructing the Garrick: Adler & Sullivan’s Lost Masterpiece

"This weekend I finally went to Wrightwood 659 to see Romanticism to Ruin, an exhibit about two lost works by Louis Sullivan and Frank...

3849 N. Hermitage Ave., Lake View – 90-Day Demolition Delay List

Address: 3849 N. Hermitage Ave., Lake View #100945235 Date Received: 10/22/2021 Ward: 47th Ald. Matt Martin Applicant: Precision Excavation, LLC C/O Angela Dillon Owner: Angelico Two Series 3849, LLC...

5688 N. New Hampshire Ave., Norwood Park – 90-Day Demolition Delay List

Address: 5688 N. New Hampshire Ave., Norwood Park #100937432 Date Received: 10/15/2021 Ward: 41st Ald. Anthony Napolitano Applicant: Dan Durkin Owner: Nicholas W. Degnan Permit Description: Substantial demolition, alteration and...

LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” Oct. 2021

McNitt Building, 5652 N. Broadway, Edgewater 1300 W. Randolph Street, Fulton Market 2238 N. Burling Street, Lincoln Park 4863 N. Ashland Avenue, Sheridan...