Month-in-Review Newsletter
LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” Highlights from the 738 Demolitions in Chicago in 2020
“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...
LOSS: Lost to Fire in 2020
Fire Destroys Vincennes Food Mart In Auburn Gresham; Two firefighters suffered minor injuries, fire officials said. The building will need to be demolished, Jaime...
IN MEMORIAM: Terry Tatum, the highly accomplished historic researcher and author of over 50 Chicago Landmark Designation reports
Chicago has lost a leading light in the Chicago Historic Preservation community. Terry Tatum passed away peacefully on January 31, 2020."Terry Tatum was a...
LOSS: Horse-Drawn Carriages Banned in Chicago
Era of Horse-Drawn Carriages in Chicago Ends With Whimper
Heather Cherone, WTTW Chicago, 12/30/20
LOSS: Southport Lanes Closed After 98 Years
Southport Lanes has been a speak-easy, brothel, gambling den and bowling alley. One thing the Lakeview institution is not: A COVID-19 survivor, Ryan Ori,...
LOSS: Larkin Building In McKinley Park Demolished
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkin_Company_Building
LOSS: Old Irving Park Church Demolished
Old Church, Home Face Demolition, Nadig Newspapers Chicago's Nortwest Side Press, Brian Nadig, 7/1/20
LOSS: Logan Square Church from 1903 to be Demolished for Single Family Home
Early 1900s Logan Square Church To Be Torn Down, Replaced By Single-Family Home; Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) doesn't support the demolition, but he...
LOSS: Questionable Circumstances Surrounding Emergency Demolition of Contributing Building in Chicago Landmark District
"Those of you who live in the Mid-North Landmark District know about the demolition of 2107 N. Cleveland that occurred two weeks ago. In...
PARTIAL LOSS: Wicker Park Worker’s Cottage Collapses During Construction, But Will Be Rebuilt
Collapsed Wicker Park Home Will Be Rebuilt, Realtor Says, The initial plan was to preserve the exterior and rehab the interior, but now, the...