2022 Year-in-Review
LOSS: Loss of Chicago’s two-, three- and four-flats Reduces Affordable Housing
Chicago’s two-, three- and four-flats are a key source of affordable housing. The pandemic might be changing that, Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 3/5/22
OPPORTUNITY LOST: After McPier’s Veto, Lakeside Center is Passed Over for Chicago Casino (Chicago 7 2016 & 2021)
Op-ed: Turning McCormick Place’s Lakeside Center into a casino would be a win for Chicago, Ward Miller / Preservation Chicago, Chicago Tribune, 1/3/22Casino or...
LOSS: Dinkel’s Bakery Closes After 100 Years In Business and Beloved Dinkel’s Sign Sold For $6k to Unknown Buyer
Neon Dinkel’s Sign Being Auctioned Off After Century-Old Bakery’s Closure; The vertical neon Dinkel's sign was listed on an auction website with a starting...
LOSS: Merrick-Culver House, One of Austin’s Oldest Houses, Lost to Emergency Demolition Order
Read the full story: THREATENED: Merrick-Culver House, One of Austin’s Oldest Houses, On Verge of Demolition
LOSS: Maloney Funeral Home, One of Chicago’s Oldest, Demolished for New Construction
Edgewater’s Maloney Funeral Home Closes After 125 Years; Building To Be Replaced With Apartments
John E. Maloney Funeral Home opened in 1897 but closed its...
IN MEMORIAM: Charles Gregersen, Pullman Preservationist
Charles E. Gregersen Obituary
Pullman National Monument Preservation Society
Mark Cassello with Ward MillerCharles E. Gregersen passed away peacefully on November 20, 2022. Gregersen, a revered...
IN MEMORIAM: Pauline Saliga, 1953-2022
Pauline Saliga, former executive director of Society of Architectural Historians, dies, Obituary by Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10/14/22Obituary: Pauline Saliga (1953–2022), Society of Architectural...
IN MEMORIAM: Harold Lucas; Bronzeville Preservationist, Organizer, Activist, and Historian
Harold Lucas, Bronzeville organizer, activist, historian, dead at 79, lauded as a champion; 'As you walk and drive around Bronzeville, Harold’s works are everywhere,'...
POTENTIAL WIN: Grace’s Furniture Building Could Reopen as Logan Square Athletic Club
Logan Square Athletic Club Could Be Coming To Grace’s Furniture Building After Long-Awaited Boutique Hotel Plan Scrapped; New plans have emerged for the long-vacant...
WIN: Revised Hollander Warehouse Building Adaptive Reuse Moving Forward
Revised plan proposed for Hollander Building, The building at 2422 N. Milwaukee will be rehabbed into apartments, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 9/6/22