Month-in-Review Newsletter
WIN: After Multi-Year Effort to Prevent Demolition, Clarendon Park Field House Will Be Renovated! (Chicago 7 2015)
After many years of preservation advocacy efforts for the Clarendon Park Fieldhouse and Community Center, the final decision for the renovation and restoration of...
THREATENED: American Taxi Service Building To Be Demolished By the University of Chicago for a… Vacant Lot
"Demolition of the University of Chicago-owned American Taxi Service building at 5608 S. Stony Island Ave is expected to begin this week and will...
THREATENED: CALLING ALL DEVELOPERS Buyer Needed for Union Station Power House Before Amtrak Proceeds with Demolition (Chicago 7 2017)
Historic Chicago Union Station Power House . AVAILABLE for adaptive reuse as data center, chilling plant or other use. Not formally listed for sale,...
THREATENED: Loretto Academy Building to be Sold at Foreclosure Auction on October 28, 2019 (Chicago 7 2019)
After many years of vacancy and deferred maintenance, the former Loretto Academy/The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Building located at 1447 E. 65th Street...
September 2019 Month-in-Review Newsletter
Old Water Tower Celebrates 150-Year Anniversary"Officials on Saturday, September 14, 2019 marked the 150th anniversary of Chicago’s iconic Water Tower, which has stood more...
Federal Building and Chicago Post Office by Henry Ives Cobb Built 1896 to 1905. Demolished in 1965
Federal Building in Chicago
Architect: Henry Ives Cobb
Location: Dearborn, Adams and Clark Streets and Jackson Boulevard
Built: Between 1896 and 1905
Demolished: 1965"One of the most effective...
Site Activation at Anthony Overton Elementary School Saturday, November 16 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Site Activation at Anthony Overton Elementary School
Saturday, November 16
1:00 - 4:00 pm
(Former) Anthony Overton Elementary School
4935 South Indiana Avenue, Chicago ILAnthony Overton Elementary School,...
WIN: Landmarks Commission Announces 2019 Excellence in Preservation Award Winners
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks honored 10 distinctive projects from across the City of Chicago with the 2019 Preservation Excellence Awards.The winners of the...
Walls That Talk: A Film about Three Historic Lincoln Park Buildings Thursday, November 21 at 6:30
Celebrate 20 years of the Lincoln Park Community Research Initiative! The Fall program will take place on November 21st at the DePaul Student Center...
Open House Chicago 2019 Proves a Wild Success With Record-Breaking Participation
"A record 109,000 people participated in Open House Chicago this year. The annual, free event ran Oct. 19-20, allowing anyone to visit and explore...