Month-in-Review Newsletter
Demolition Permit Released for D.H. Burnham & Company’s Chicago Machinery Building
A demolition permit was released on November 21, 2017 for 1217 W. Washington Boulevard, the orange-rated Chicago Machinery Building designed by D.H. Burnham &...
Landmark Laramie State Bank at Risk
The Laramie State Bank Building is an architectural gem located at 5200 W. Chicago Avenue in Austin. This exuberant art deco two-story building was...
Preservation Chicago’s Suggestion to Landmark Emmett Till’s Home Covered Nationally
Preservation Chicago recently suggested Emmett Till’s Woodlawn Residence and the Emmett Louis Till Math and Science Academy as Chicago Landmarks in an effort to...
Preservation Chicago Advocating for Lincoln Park Cultural Center at Second Church of Christ, Scientist
The Second Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 2700 N. Pine Grove Avenue and Wrightwood Avenue, has been an architectural masterpiece in the Lincoln...
CALL FOR 2018 NOMINATIONS for Preservation Chicago 7 Most Endangered Buildings List
Open call for nominations for Preservation Chicago's 2018 Chicago 7 Most Endangered List.If there is a historic building or buildings in your neighborhood that...
18. THREATENED: Future unknown for St. Martin’s on the Dan Ryan
The Chicago Embassy Church, originally known as “St. Martin’s” overlooking the Dan Ryan Expressway has been foreclosed and possibly sold. The future of this...
17. THREATENED: La Lucé Building/Schlitz Tied House Demolition Looms
La Lucé, the old-school Italian restaurant beside the ‘L’ at Lake, Ogden and Loomis is slated for demolition. This wonderful 1892 Queen Anne four-story...
16. THREATENED: Old Town Triangle Landmark District Alarmed by Continued Loss of Historic Homes
Growing redevelopment pressure in Old Town Triangle Landmark District has increased the targeting of historic workers cottages, orange-rated buildings, balloon-frame homes, and even mid-century...
15. THREATENED: Proposed High-Rise at Superior and Wabash Rejected, but Superior Street Row Houses Remain Endangered
Alderman Brendan Reilly rejected the proposal for a 60-story tower to be built on the northeast corner of Superior Street and Wabash Avenue. The...
14. THREATENED: Union Station Tower Addition Redevelopment Proposed
A massive $1 billion redevelopment proposal was been presented by Amtrak for Chicago Union Station. On May 25, 2017, Mayor Emanuel and Amtrak CEO...