LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition”

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  • 1400 W. Randolph St, Fulton Market. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    1400 W. Randolph St, Fulton Market. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 1820 W. Foster Ave., Bowmanville. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    1820 W. Foster Ave., Bowmanville. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 1822 N. Howe Street, 0ld Town. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Redfin
    1822 N. Howe Street, 0ld Town. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Redfin
  • 3347 N. Southport Ave., Lakeview. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    3347 N. Southport Ave., Lakeview. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 6035 N. Ardmore Ave, Jefferson Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    6035 N. Ardmore Ave, Jefferson Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 624 W. Willow Street, Old Town. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    624 W. Willow Street, Old Town. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 2107 N. Cleveland Ave., Lincoln Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    2107 N. Cleveland Ave., Lincoln Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 932 N. Rush Street, Near North Side. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    932 N. Rush Street, Near North Side. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 2204 N Orchard Street, Lincoln Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Redfin
    2204 N Orchard Street, Lincoln Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Redfin
  • 2992 N. Milwaukee Ave., Avondale. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    2992 N. Milwaukee Ave., Avondale. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 3933 N. Hoyne Avenue, St. Ben’s. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    3933 N. Hoyne Avenue, St. Ben’s. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 2049 N. Bissell Street, Lincoln Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    2049 N. Bissell Street, Lincoln Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 1445 W. Granville Ave., Edgewater. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Redfin
    1445 W. Granville Ave., Edgewater. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Redfin
  • 4855 N. Christiana Ave., Albany Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    4855 N. Christiana Ave., Albany Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 1505 N. North Park Ave., Old Town. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    1505 N. North Park Ave., Old Town. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 1514-18 N Diversey Pkwy, Lake View. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    1514-18 N Diversey Pkwy, Lake View. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 518 W. Arlington Place, Lincoln Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
    518 W. Arlington Place, Lincoln Park. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: Google Maps
  • 2936 W. Lyndale Street, Logan Square. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: VHT
    2936 W. Lyndale Street, Logan Square. Demolished September 2020. Photo Credit: VHT

1400 W. Randolph St, Fulton Market
1820 W. Foster Ave, Bowmanville
1822 N. Howe St, 0ld Town
3347 N. Southport Ave, Lakeview
6035 N. Ardmore Ave Jefferson Park
624 W. Willow St, Old Town
2107 N. Cleveland Ave, Lincoln Park
932 N. Rush St, Near North Side
2204 N Orchard St, Lincoln Park
2992 N. Milwaukee Ave, Avondale
3933 N. Hoyne Avenue, St. Ben’s
2049 N. Bissell St, Lincoln Park
1445 W. Granville Ave, Edgewater
4855 N. Christiana Ave, Albany Park
1505 N. North Park Ave, Old Town
1514-1518 N Diversey Pkwy, Lake View
518 W. Arlington Pl, Lincoln Park
2936 W. Lyndale St, Logan Square

“It’s an old, common cry in a city where demolition and development are often spoken in the same breath, and where trying to save historic homes from the wrecking ball can feel as futile as trying to stop the snow. My Twitter feed teems with beautiful houses doomed to vanish in the time it takes to say ‘bulldozed.’ Bungalows, two-flats, three-flats, greystones, workers’ cottages. The photos, posted by people who lament the death of Chicago’s tangible past, flit through my social media feed like a parade of the condemned en route to the guillotine,”  mused Mary Schmich in her Chicago Tribune column on July 12, 2018.

“Spotlight on Demolition” is sponsored by Chicago Cityscape

See all 81 Chicago demolitions during September 2020 at Chicago Cityscape’s Demolitions Tracker

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