Month-in-Review Newsletter
Petition: Stop Destroying Chicago Bungalows: Support Sensible Second-Story Additions
Please sign the Stop Destroying Chicago Bungalows petitionAn onslaught of developers are threatening Chicago's iconic bungalows by tearing off the entire upstairs levels and...
Petition: Halt the Demolition of One of Bronzeville’s Historic Substations
Please sign the Halt the demolition of one of Bronzeville's historic substationsBuilt in 1931, the ComEd substation at 626 E. 40th Street once provided...
Learning to Love: Chicago Preservation Stories by Chicago Architecture Biennial Wednesday, Feb 13, 2019, at 6 p.m.
The Chicago Architecture Biennial presents "Learning to Love: Chicago Preservation Stories"Wed, Feb 13, 2019
6:00 PM
School of the Art Institute Ballroom
112 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago,...
2018 Retrospective for Chicago Historic Preservation By Chicago Patterns Published January 2, 2019
2018 Retrospective for Chicago Historic Preservation
Published January 2, 2019
By Chicago Patterns
This yearly retrospective is by Rachel Freundt and John Morris with additional photographic contributions...
Great Northern Hotel by D.H. Burnham and Company Built 1891, Demolished 1940
Great Northern Hotel
Architect: Burnham and Root
Location: 237 S. Dearborn St. at ne corner of W. Jackson Blvd.
Built: 1891
Demolished: 1940"The Great Northern Hotel at Dearborn,...
PARTIAL LOSS: Oriental Theater Renamed!
UPDATE: The Oriental Theatre blade sign, which dates back to a restored 1926 version, is being changed to read the “NEDERLANDER” and the marquee...
PARTIAL LOSS: Architect Bertrand Goldberg’s River City Interior Exposed Concrete Whitewashed
After an extensive two-year process, River City has been de-converted from a condominium complex to rental, reported as one of the largest conversions in...
WIN: Von Humboldt School Adaptive Reuse Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2014)
Alexander von Humboldt Elementary School served as a community Chicago Public School for over 130 years before being closed in 2013, along with 48...
WIN: Grace’s Furniture Building Hotel Conversion Approved By Zoning Committee
After sitting vacant for many years, the proposal to adaptively reuse the Grace’s Furniture Building located at 2618 N. Milwaukee Avenue as a boutique...