September 2020 Newsletter
The Open House Chicago Schedule Is Here. Get Ready to Pound the Pavement October 16 to 25, 2020
"The Chicago Architecture Center has released its slate of programming for Open House Chicago, scheduled for Oct. 16-25, and the revamped format is impressive...
Chicago Marathon cancelled… Introducing Preservation Chicago’s Historic Marathon! October 11, 2020
What is a preservation advocate to do when she registers and trains for the now-cancelled Chicago Marathon? Create her own marathon, one that showcases...
WTTW Chicago: Ask Geoffrey: Seawall or Railway Tracks
"When you look at 12th Street Beach on Google Earth, there’s a dark line stretching between the planetarium and southern end of the beach....
WTTW Chicago: Is Chicago’s Historic Building ‘Bible’ Out of Date and Out of Touch?
"When Blake McCreight purchased the former home of Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley as a development opportunity a year ago, he had...
Pullman: 10 Towns That Changed America with Geoffrey Baer on WTTW Chicago
"In the 1870s, widespread railway strikes, inspired by workers' wage cuts, brought commerce across the U.S. to a standstill. This led to violent conflicts...
Chicago Tribune Landmarks: The cow didn’t start the fire, but the story of Mrs. O’Leary and Holy Family Church ring true today
"People here who entertain visitors by bringing them downtown often relate a tall tale about how Chicago’s famous Water Tower is the only building...
WTTW Chicago Documentary: The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special
"For many Chicagoans, the story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 is a familiar one: a devastating blaze that destroyed the city, the...
LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition”
1400 W. Randolph St, Fulton Market
1820 W. Foster Ave, Bowmanville
1822 N. Howe St, 0ld Town
3347 N. Southport Ave, Lakeview
6035 N. Ardmore Ave Jefferson Park
624...
1500 N. Wieland Street,Old Town – 90-Day Demolition Delay
Address: 1500 N. Wieland Street,Old Town
#100883600
Date Received: 07/23/2020
Ward: 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett
Applicant: Precision Excavation, LLC
Owner: Ner Holdings, Inc. C/O Nader W. Hindo
Permit Description: Wreck and removal of a 2.5-story masonry, multi-family...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse of Armitage Theatre Building as Brewery and Co-Working Space
"The businesses had planned to open much earlier, but they were delayed by the pandemic. Odious Cellars, the brewery and taproom, lost its business...