September 2018 Newsletter

If You Value Preservation In Chicago… Please Support Preservation Chicago !

Preservation Chicago is a small organization with a big impact. In a city the size of Chicago, every part of your support counts....

Support Computers for Pullman Archives GoFundMe Campaign!

The Pullman State Historic Site has an ever-growing and important collection of archival materials (such as photographs and memorabilia) relating to the Pullman Company,...

FEATURE ARTICLE: Facing Demolition: The Last Remaining Boston Store Stable by John Morris in Chicago Patterns

Read the full article with all photos, historic materials, and architectural drawings at Facing Demolition: The Last Remaining Boston Store StableBy John Morris from Chicago...

Hundreds Celebrate at the Thompson Center SOS Starship Landing Event

Please sign the SAVE OUR STARSHIP PETITION and help Save the Thompson Center.Architect Helmut Jahn’s kaleidoscopic, controversial State of Illinois Center/James R. Thompson Center...

Ward Miller to speak at the The Logan Square Centennial Celebration October 14, 2018, 11:00 to 3:00

The Logan Square Centennial Celebration The Logan Square Monument OCTOBER 13 & 14, 2018 11AM - 3PM FREE Join your neighbors to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the...

DON’T MISS! Open House Chicago October 13 & 14, 2018, 250 Sites…48 Hours…All Free!

250 COOL PLACES. 48 HOURS. GO. IT'S FREE. OCTOBER 13 & 14, 2018 9AM - 5PM Have you ever walked by a building and thought I wish I could see...

FEATURE VIDEO: Pilgrim Baptist Gospel Museum Gaining Momentum on Chicago Tonight WTTW Chicago

In December 2017 plans were announced to build the nation’s first major gospel museum within the exterior limestone walls of the highly-significant Adler and...

Don’t Miss “Pictures from an Exposition: Visualizing the 1893 World’s Fair” at The Newberry Library Through December 31, 2018

“Pictures from an Exposition: Visualizing the 1893 World’s Fair” is free and open to the public and will be on display at the Newberry...

FEATURE ARTICLE: Reevaluating the CHRS: Chicago Needs a New Architectural Survey to Protect its Vernacular and Postmodern Heritage By Elizabeth Blasius in The Architect’s...

Read the full article with all photos Reevaluating the CHRS: Chicago Needs a New Architectural Survey to Protect its Vernacular and Postmodern HeritageBy Elizabeth...