Month-in-Review Newsletter
WIN: After Year of Advocacy, Seth Warner House To Become Designated Chicago Landmark
"A house in the Austin neighborhood built by a Chicagoan who, prior to the Civil War, hosted anti-slavery meetings in his downtown performance hall...
WIN: Preservation Chicago Formally Suggests Seven Significant Historic Places for Chicago Landmark Designation
"Proposals to list Altgeld Gardens, the Ramova Theatre and the Elijah Muhammad house on the National Register of Historic Places cleared a key committee...
WIN: Guinness Chicago Taproom to Renovate Fulton Market Vintage Industrial Building
"The bottle is out of the six pack. Guinness has tapped the West Loop to be the home of its second U.S. brewery."Guinness Chicago...
OP-ED: A Jackson Park landmark was destroyed — is the South Shore Nature Area next? (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
"Earlier this month, the Women’s Garden on the Midway at Jackson Park was destroyed to make room for the Obama Presidential Center."For those of...
LOSS: Despite Being a Designated Chicago Landmark District, Rambler Building on Motor Row Demolished After Extreme Neglect
Prior to its emergency demolition, the Rambler Automobile Co. Showroom was a contributing building in the Motor Row Historic Landmark District established in 2000....
WIN: Iconic Morton Salt Roof Sign Will Return As Part of Comprehensive Redevelopment
"If you glance east from the Kennedy Expressway near Goose Island this week, you might notice something missing."The old Morton Salt warehouse sign, long...
THREATENED: Mega-Development Endangers Archway Standard Oil Station, Stanley Tigerman Walgreens, North Federal Savings Bank Building, and Moody Bible Church Campus
" Developers have recruited architect David Adjaye to overhaul several properties in Old Town, including the site of the old Treasure Island Grocery Store."Adjaye,...
POTENTIAL WIN: Outpouring of Letters and Aldermanic Support Builds Momentum for Effort to Landmark Promontory Point
"Many thanks to all who wrote letters of support for the recommendation of Promontory Point for Chicago landmarking. We had a tremendous outpouring of...
POTENTIAL WIN: INVEST South/West Generates Two Options for Pioneer Bank for Adaptive Reuse
"The city is asking residents of West Humboldt Park and the surrounding area to weigh in on a pair of competing development proposals for...
Crain’s Op-Ed: Flames That Still Flicker And Destroy
"Chicago in 1871 was a rather ramshackle affair, without a great deal of architectural distinction. While there was an immediate move to rebuild, there...