LOSS: John Ramcke House at 2028 N. Seminary Demolished for a Side Yard By Preservation Chicago December 31, 2022 0 7 FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestWhatsAppEmailPrint John Ramcke House, 2028 N. Seminary. Built 1888. Demolished April 2022 Photo credit: E. Talon Should the wealthy be allowed to demolish real estate to create their own open space? Cities should be getting denser and more diverse, not demolishing their housing stock so that the rich can have larger yards, Emily Talen, Chicago Sun-Times Op-Ed, 12/21/21 Homeowner’s yen for a yard revives debate in Lincoln Park; Property owners in the federal Sheffield historic district have butted heads on preservation, and now a resident wants to tear down an 1880s building for open space, David Roeder, Chicago Sun-Times, 12/13/21 ADVOCACYLossesMonth-in-Review NewsletterDecember 2022 NewsletterYear-in-Review Archive2022 Year-in-Review FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestWhatsAppEmailPrint Previous articleLOSS: A Few Months Before Adaptive Reuse as Pool Hall, Smashy Garage Demolished After FireNext articleLOSS: Loss of Chicago’s two-, three- and four-flats Reduces Affordable Housing LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Comment: Please enter your comment! Name:* Please enter your name here Email:* You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
John Ramcke House, 2028 N. Seminary. Built 1888. Demolished April 2022 Photo credit: E. Talon
