October 2021 Newsletter

Learning from Lake Shore Drive by Julia Bachrach A Three-Part Series December 2021

"Learning from Lake Shore Drive by Julia Bachrach, a Newberry Adult Education Seminars Program"North Lake Shore Drive has a fascinating history. Conceived as a...

Wrightwood 659 gallery presents “Romanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works of Sullivan and Wright” Now Open until November 27

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

Highly Successful Preservation Chicago’s Central Manufacturing District East Walking Tour (Chicago 7 2021)

Preservation Chicago held a highly successful walking tour of Chicago's Central Manufacturing District-Original East District (In Person and Virtual Tour)Explore the Central Manufacturing District-East...

WTTW Chicago: Dual Exhibition Highlights Lost Works by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright

"Two lost works by architects Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright share the spotlight in a new, dual exhibition at Wrightwood 659. We speak...

2622 N. Dayton St., Lincoln Park – 90-Day Demolition Delay

Address: 2622 N. Dayton St., Lincoln Park #100943432 Date Received: 10/08/2021 Ward: 43rd Ward Ald. Michele Smith Applicant: Tir Conaill Concrete, Inc. C/O Charlotte McVeigh Owner: David Hansen Permit Description: Wreck...

4323 N. Paulina St., Ravenswood – 90-Day Demolition Delay

Address: 4323 N. Paulina St., Ravenswood #100941425 Date Received: 09/29/2021 Ward: 47th Ward Ald. Matt Martin Applicant: American Demolition Corporation Owner: GXSR, LLC C/O Josephine Cronnolly and Thomas Taylor, Managers Permit...

Commonwealth Edison Substation, by Hermann von Holst, 747-751 W. 82nd St., Auburn Gresham – 90-Day Demolition Delay

Address: Commonwealth Edison Substation, by Hermann von Holst, 747-751 W. 82nd St., Auburn Gresham #100937610 Date Received: 08/31/2021 Ward: 21st Ward Ald. Howard B. Brookins Jr. Applicant: Alpine Demolition...

1851 and 1853 N. Leavitt Street, Bucktown – 90-Day Demolition Delay

Address: 1851 and 1853 N. Leavitt Street, Bucktown #100913335 and #100929919 Date Received: 07/13/2021 Ward: 32nd Ward Ald. Scott Waguespack Applicant: Evergreen Solution USA Inc. Owner: 1853-51 N. Leavitt LLC Permit...

BUYER WANTED: Former St. Bride Church and Rectory in South Shore For Sale (Chicago 7 2021)

"Truly unique opportunity in Chicago's South Shore community - just steps to Lake Michigan. The former St. Bride Church and Rectory are being offered...

WIN: Preservation-Sensitive Adaptive Reuse of The Jewel Laundry Building

The adaptive reuse process of "The Jewel Laundry” Building located at 1730 W. Greenleaf Avenue has been in motion since 2017. The plans required...