Month-in-Review Newsletter
WIN: Pullman Clock Tower Building Restoration Underway
Twenty year after its fire, the restoration of the Pullman Clock Tower and Administration Building is finally underway with a target completion date of...
THREATENED: Oriental Theatre Blade Sign Marquee To Be Scrapped
The Oriental Theatre opened on May 8, 1926 and has been an anchor in Chicago’s Theater District ever since. Located at 24 W. Randolph...
LOSS: Victorian Queen Anne at 1441 W. Carmen Bulldozed!
“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...
WIN: Proposed Pilsen Landmark District Receives Preliminary Landmark Status!
After many years of advocacy, outreach and preparation, Preliminary Landmark Status was approved for the proposed Pilsen Chicago Landmark District on December 6, 2018....
WIN: Waterman Building on State Street to Become Boutique Hotel
In 2006, the Waterman Building received the dubious honor of being included on Blair Kamin’s short list of the most “unsightly structures” in the...
THREATENED: Superior Street Rowhouses to Receive 90-Day Reprieve from Demolition Due to an Extension of the 90-Day Demo Delay!
With only days remaining until the expiration of the 90-Demolition Delay hold after which time the City of Chicago is obliged to release a...
LOSS: Boston Store Stables Demolished!
The Boston Store Stables was a well-designed commercial warehouse building at 4340 S. Vernon Avenue in Bronzeville. It was built in 1906 by the...
WIN: Uptown Theater Restoration Plan Receives City Council Approval!
On November 13, 2018, the Chicago Community Development Commission voted to approve the $75 million rehabilitation of the long-vacant Uptown Theatre. After decades of...
November 2018 Month-in-Review Newsletter
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OPEN CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for Preservation Chicago’s 2019 Chicago 7 Most Endangered List
Open call for nominations for Preservation Chicago's 2019 Chicago 7 Most Endangered List.Worried about a great historic building or home in your neighborhood...PLEASE let...