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September 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: 4403 S. Oakenwald Needs a Savior

4403 S. Oakenwald from circa 1880 is located in the North Kenwood Historic District. The building's condition is approaching unsalvageable. So we are promoting...

Support Preservation in Chicago by Supporting Preservation Chicago! Every Donation Counts.

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Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929–75 Receives Prestigious Docomomo Modernism in America Award

Modern in the Middle Chicago Houses 1929-75 Susan Benjamin and Michelangelo Sabatino; foreword by Pauline Saliga THE FIRST SURVEY OF THE CLASSIC TWENTIETH-CENTURY HOUSES THAT DEFINED AMERICAN...

Preservation Chicago Tours the Arlington Deming Historic District. An Original Documentary

Host, Ward Miller, Executive Director of Preservation Chicago guides you on a tour of one of Lincoln Park's most important historic districts.Learn how the...

Roseland’s South Michigan Avenue Commercial District: The Avenue’s Past, Present and Future. An original video short by Preservation Chicago

"Roseland’s South Michigan Avenue Commercial District is the commercial center and heart of this Far South Side community, located approximately 15 miles from downtown...

Starship Chicago: Thompson Center A Film by Nathan Eddy (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)

"Architect Helmut Jahn’s kaleidoscopic, controversial State of Illinois Center in Chicago, which shocked the world when it opened in 1985, may not be long...

IN MEMORIAM: Richard H. Driehaus; Philanthropist and Preservationist

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the unexpected passing of Richard H. Driehaus of natural causes on March 9, 2021...

WATCH: The Video Overview of the Preservation Chicago 2021 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” (Length 3:48)

WATCH: The Video Overview of the Preservation Chicago 2021 "Chicago 7 Most Endangered" (Length 3:48)

WATCH: The Full Announcement and Presentation of the Preservation Chicago 2021 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” (Length: 57 Minutes)

WATCH: The Full Announcement and Presentation of the Preservation Chicago 2021 "Chicago 7 Most Endangered" (Length: 57 Minutes)