Month-in-Review Newsletter
LOSS: Temple Beth-El at 2122 W. Crystal Street Demolished
Despite an 11th hour advocacy effort by Preservation Chicago, the historic former Temple Beth-El building at 2122 W. Crystal was demolished. Preservation Chicago strongly...
LOSS: Carbit Paints Building at 2942 W. North Avenue Demolished
The lovely historic red brick Carbit Paints Building was demolished in early January, 2018. Built around 1910, Carbit Paints Building was located at 2942...
LOSS: Prairie School Industrial Building at 1401 W. Wabansia Demolished in the North Branch Industrial Corridor
The Prairie School industrial building located at 1401 W. Wabansia Street at Ada Street was sold on February 21, 2018. The demolition permit was...
LOSS: Morton Salt Headquarters Building Demolished
The mid-century modern Morton Salt Headquarters Building was demolished to make way for a new office skyscraper. Designed by the highly respected architectural firm...
LOSS: Woodruff Arcade Demolished! (Chicago 7 2018)
The Woodruff Arcade has been demolished. Located at the corner of Broadway, Devon and Sheridan in Edgewater and Rogers Park, the 94-year old Woodruff...
LOSS: Chicago Avenue Bridge Demolished!
Built in 1914 by the Ketler-Elliot Erection Company of Chicago, the iconic Chicago Avenue Bridge was demolished in November 2018. The Chicago Avenue Bridge...
LOSS: Bronzeville’s Boston Store Stables Demolished!
The Boston Store Stables was a well-designed commercial warehouse building located at 4340 S. Vernon Avenue in Bronzeville. It was built in 1906 by...
LOSS: D.H. Burnham Building at 1217 W. Washington Demolished!
Despite a vigorous 11th hour preservation effort, the historic D.H. Burnham & Company-designed building at 1217 W. Washington Boulevard was demolished. After the expiration...
WIN: Mecca Flats Historic Fragments Discovered During Excavation Work!
The campaign to save the Mecca Flats was one of the Chicago’s earliest examples of a preservation effort to save an important historic building...