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Preservation In The News
Chicago History Shorts from Dilla, The Urban Historian: The Chicago Flag
"The Chicago Urban Historian is bringing his history lessons from the small screen to the city’s streets in a series of South Side tours."Shermann...
Preservation Futures Seeks to Elevate the Social and Cultural History Embedded in Places and Spaces
"Preservation Futures is set to explore the future of historic preservation through research, action and design—but the Chicago-based firm does things differently. Founded by...
Chicago Crusader Investigative Report: “Important to Black history, they are unprotected and a new owner can demolish them anytime without any opposition”
"Alderman Sophia King (4th Ward) had a problem in her ward in 2017. Developers were jockeying for some fresh real estate to build skyscrapers...
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? The Salvation Army Building (Chicago 7 2021)
"One of Chicago’s most intriguing buildings from the 1940s sits on an isolated patch in the West Loop, mostly hidden from view by elevated...
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? The Crumbling Comfort Station In Jackson Park (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
"When WBEZ listener Kevin Borgia bikes along the Lakefront Trail, he regularly passes a 'seemingly abandoned building in Jackson Park.'"'It is kind of a...
WTTW Chicago: Ask Geoffrey – Chicago’s Old Passenger Rail Stations
"Chicago’s old passenger railroad stations for decades acted as the city’s front door, where people from all over the country arrived seeking out a...
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? The Streetcar Transformer Buildings
"A handsome brick building featuring rows of arches in Bronzeville has puzzled Kimshasa Baldwin, who lives a few blocks away: Why was it built?...
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...
Curious City on WBEZ: From Cemetery Saloons To Movie Palaces; How Uptown Became An Entertainment Hub
"If you stand at the corner of Lawrence Avenue and Broadway in the Uptown neighborhood, you’ll see two famous Chicago music venues: the Riviera...
TED Radio Hour on WBEZ: How Can Seeing Black History As American History Begin To Make Amends? With Brent Leggs of the African American...
"How can we make amends for the atrocities of slavery and segregation? Historian and preservationist Brent Leggs discusses one step in confronting the past:...