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Preservation In The News
Chicago Tribune: ‘Brendan Fernandes: In the Round’ at Driehaus Museum Thinks Outside the Gilded Box
"One of the first things Brendan Fernandes does when he walks into the Murphy Auditorium is look up."'It’s always a moment of spectacle when...
Chicago Tribune: Making the Marx Brothers, They Honed Their Shtick on Chicago Vaudeville Stages
"The Marx brothers were all born in New York City, but Chicago was the true birthplace of the act called the Marx Brothers, one...
WBEZ Chicago: When freedom was fragile: How Quinn Chapel AME put its faith in action
"By the 1840s, Chicago’s Black population inched towards 140 people as free Blacks flocked to the city to steer clear of slavery throughout the...
Architecture and History of Chicagoland: Some Thoughts On Richard Nickel and Historic Preservation
"Yesterday marked the 54th anniversary of the day when historic preservationist and photographer Richard Nickel went missing inside the partly demolished Chicago Stock Exchange...
CBS News: America at 250: How Chicago’s Architectural Innovation Helped Shape The Nation’s Future
"Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders...
WBEZ Chicago: When freedom was fragile: How Quinn Chapel AME put its faith in action
"By the 1840s, Chicago’s Black population inched towards 140 people as free Blacks flocked to the city to steer clear of slavery throughout the...
Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Memorial Monument Design Competition Call For Entries
b"Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Monument Memorial: a design competition based on the site of the Gertrude Lempp Kerbis plot in Graceland Cemetery."Competition Objective: What would...
CBS News: America at 250: How Chicago’s Architectural Innovation Helped Shape The Nation’s Future
"Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders...
Chicago Tribune: Built on the ‘Big Shoulders’ of Chicago, Many Historic Buildings Carry on Legacy by Serving as Hotels
"In Carl Sandburg’s famous 1914 poem 'Chicago,' he praised the Windy City for its hardworking 'Big Shoulders.' He might also have lauded the city’s...
Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Memorial Monument Design Competition Call For Entries
b"Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Monument Memorial: a design competition based on the site of the Gertrude Lempp Kerbis plot in Graceland Cemetery."Competition Objective: What would...