LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” August 2021

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  • Lake View State Bank / Belmont National Bank Building, 3179 N. Clark Street
  • Little Jim’s, 3501 N. Halsted Street, Lake View
  • 2215 N. Halsted Street, Lincoln Park
  • 3928-30 N. Ashland Avenue, Lake View
  • 720 W. Washington Boulevard, West Loop
  • 4447 N. Hazel Street, Uptown
  • 11439 S. Perry Avenue, Roseland
  • 1021 W. Polk and 809 S. Miller, Tri-Taylor
  • 1524 N. Wieland Street, Old Town Triangle
  • 3811 N. Kildare Avenue, Irving Park
  • 646 W. Webster Avenue, Lincoln Park
  • 1535 W. Fry Street, West Town
  • 1353 N. Oakley Boulevard, Wicker Park
  • 2236 N. Kenmore Avenue, Lincoln Park
  • 3930 W. Gladys Avenue, West Garfield Park
  • 6946 S. Green Street, Englewood
  • 3538 N. Lowell Avenue, Irving Park
  • 517 N. Claremont Avenue, West Town
  • 3726 W. Giddings Street, Albany Park
  • 6925 S. Peoria Street, Englewood

“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.

Lake View State Bank / Belmont National Bank Building, 1921, Ivar Viehe-Naess, 3179 N. Clark Street. Demolished August 2021. Photo credit: @ChicagoBars on Twitter
Little Jim’s, 3501 N. Halsted Street, Lake View. Demolished August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
2215 N. Halsted Street, Lincoln Park. Demolished August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
3928-30 N. Ashland Avenue, Lake View. Demolished August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
720 W. Washington Boulevard, West Loop. Demolished August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
4447 N. Hazel Street, Uptown. Demolished August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
11439 S. Perry Avenue, Roseland. Demolished August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
Cornelius Sheehan Home and Coach House, built 1877, 1021 W. Polk Street and 1021 S. Miller Street, Tri-Taylor. Demolished September 2021. Photo credit: Google Maps
1524 N. Wieland Street, Old Town Triangle. Demolished August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
3811 N. Kildare Avenue, Irving Park. Demolished August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
646 W. Webster Avenue, Lincoln Park. Demo August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
1353 N. Oakley Boulevard, Wicker Park. Demo August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
3714 N. Wayne Avenue, Southport. Demolished July 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
2236 N. Kenmore Avenue, Lincoln Park. Demo August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
3930 W. Gladys Ave., Garfield Park. Demo August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
6946 S. Green Street, Englewood. Demo August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
3538 N. Lowell Avenue, Irving Park. Demolished August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
517 N. Claremont Avenue, West Town. Demo August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
3726 W. Giddings Street, Albany Park. Demo August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
6925 S. Peoria Street, Englewood. Demolished August 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps

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