"Spotlight on Demolition" is sponsored by Chicago Cityscape
St. Brendan Church Convent, 1223 W. Marquette Road, Englewood
4515 S. Wells Street, Fuller Park
7443 S. Kimbark Avenue, Grand Crossing
4607 N. Magnolia Avenue, Sheridan Park
4545 N. Clark Street, Ravenswood
4056 N. Pulaski Road, Irving Park
113 E. Oak Street, Near North Side
1846 N. Damen Avenue, Wicker Park
1723 N. Wolcott Avenue, Wicker Park
2820 N. Rockwell Street, Avondale
721 N. Elizabeth Street, West Town
2154 N. Stave Street, Logan Square
3726 N. Bell Avenue, North Center
3618 N. Leavitt Street, North Center
3243 N. Lakewood Avenue, Lake View
4139 N. Claremont Avenue, Horner Park
1833 W. Berenice Avenue, St. Ben’s
6644 S. Hermitage Avenue, 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.
“Spotlight on Demolition” is sponsored by Chicago Cityscape
St. Brendan Church Convent / recently the Charlesetta Lewis homeless shelter was demolished in June 2021. 1223 W. Marquette Road across from Ogden Park in Englewood. Photo Credit: Google Maps4515 S. Wells Street, Fuller Park. Demolished June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps7443 S. Kimbark Avenue, Grand Crossing. Orange-Rated. Built 1875, Demolished June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps4607 N. Magnolia Avenue, Sheridan Park. Demolished June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps4545 N. Clark Street, Ravenswood. Demolished June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps4056 N. Pulaski Road, Irving Park. Demolished June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps113 E. Oak Street, Near North Side. Demolished June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps1846 N. Damen Avenue, Wicker Park. Demo June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps1723 N. Wolcott Avenue, Wicker Park. Demo June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps2820 N. Rockwell Street, Avondale. Demolished June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps721 N. Elizabeth Street, West Town. Demo June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps2154 N. Stave Street, Logan Square. Demolished June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps3726 N. Bell Avenue, North Center. Demolished June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps3618 N. Leavitt Street, North Center. Demolished June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps3243 N. Lakewood Avenue, Lake View. Demo June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps4139 N. Claremont Avenue, Horner Park. Demo June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps1833 W. Berenice Avenue, St. Ben’s. Demolished June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps6644 S. Hermitage Avenue, Englewood. Demo June 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps