September 2023 Newsletter
THREATENED: Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church Listed For Sale
"Bronzeville’s historic Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church is on the market, and a group of preservationists and parishioners are ramping up efforts to save it...
WIN: Chicago Detroit Freedom Trail Gaining Momentum
"Of those traveling the Underground Railroad through Chicago, 'almost all of them were on their way to Detroit and freedom in Canada,' said Larry...
THREATENED: Logan Square SOM-Designed Blue Line Station Threatened With Replacement
"The Logan Square CTA Blue Line station will be getting a rehab at the corner of N. Kedzie Ave and N. Milwaukee Ave. Planned...
THREATENED: Closed in 2014 After Being Declared Unsafe, Darrow Bridge Languishes
"The Chicago Department of Planning and Development estimates that some 700,000 people will visit the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) each year after its completion...
WIN: Historic Earle Elementary School to be Adaptively Reused for Affordable Housing
"The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a proposal to adaptively reuse a shuttered school into affordable apartments at 6121 S. Hermitage. Located at the...
PARTIAL LOSS: Dome and Interior of Second Church of Christ Scientist Demolished, But Facade Will Be Saved (Chicago 7 2019)
Preservation Chicago has long been advocating to save the Second Church of Christ Scientist and it was a 2019 Chicago 7 Most Endangered. Second...
LOSS: Meitus House Demolished to Reduce Land Banking Costs
"After outlasting three proposals to replace it, a historical house on a prime site in South Shore has been demolished along with its latter-day...
PARTIAL WIN: New Construction Plans to Incorporate Dinkel’s Bakery Facade and Neon Sign
"A meeting time has been set to review the zoning application for the mixed-use development at 3327 N Lincoln Avenue in Lake View."Replacing the...
WIN: Rooftop Addition Adds Density Without Demolition to Fulton Market Loft Buildings
"A new mixed-use development has been proposed at 167 N. Racine by developer 167 Racine LLC. Located midblock between W. Lake St and W....
WIN: Multiple 127-Year-Old Stage Backdrops Discovered In The Forum
"A trove of historical theater backdrops have been discovered in the attic of The Forum, the long-vacant Bronzeville treasure that’s being restored to its...