Month-in-Review Newsletter
10. LOSS: Fulton Market Grain Elevator Demolition Permit Issued To Clear Site for Redevelopment
Archer Daniels Midland announced plans to close the historic wheat plant and what is reported to be Chicago's last active grain elevator located on...
9. LOSS: Chicago’s Last Remaining Stable Demolished
The Noble Horse Theater at 1410 N. Orleans Street, reportedly Chicago’s last standing operating horse stable has been demolished. The stable and many of...
8. LOSS: St. Angela Church Demolition
After a six month delay, the St. Angela Church demolition was rescheduled for December 18, 2017. Located in the Austin community at 1300...
7. LOSS: Demolition of Malcolm X College
The 1971 Modernist masterpiece Malcolm X College was demolished after being replaced with a new college building located across the street. It was designed...
6. LOSS: Emergency Demolition Order for Ashland Sixty-Third State Historic Bank Building
The long vacant Ashland Sixty-Third State Bank, located at 1536 W. 63rd Street, was issued an emergency demolition order by the City of Chicago...
4. LOSS: South Side Masonic Temple to be Demolished (Chicago 7 2007 and 2015)
The long vacant South Side Masonic Temple at 64th and Green Street in Englewood has been ordered for demolition by the City of Chicago...
3. LOSS: Orange-Rated Seng Building Released from 90 Day Demo Delay after Six Days
The historic Seng Building located at 1450 N. Dayton Street, along with an adjacent two-story building, was demolished to make way for a new...
1. LOSS: New Chapter for Lincoln-Montana Building “Sullivanesque” Terra Cotta
After a multi-year preservation effort, the Lincoln-Montana Building at 2454 N. Lincoln Avenue is gone. This historic 1923 corner building was ‘orange-rated’ on the...
31. WIN: After Devastating Fire, Mulligan School Adaptive Reuse Complete
The Mulligan School Building designed by Charles Rudolph and built in 1890 has been adaptively reused as an apartment building by Svigos Development. Located...
30. WIN: Church of the Advent to be Landmarked into Logan Boulevards Extension District
The historic Church of the Advent at 2900 W. Logan Boulevard in Logan Square closed in 2016, almost exactly 110 years after first occupying...