“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.
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McNitt Building Garage, 1911, 5654 N. Broadway, Edgewater. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Dan Miller twitter @dmi11sfresh1300 W Randolph Street, Fulton Market. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps1300 W Randolph Street Detail, Fulton Market. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps2238 N. Burling Street, Lincoln Park. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps1221 W. Cornelia Avenue, Lakeview. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps3854 N. Claremont Ave., North-Center. Demolished Nov 2021. Credit: Google Maps2832 W. Polk St, Tri-Taylor. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps741 W. 50th Place, Sherman Park. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps4863 N. Ashland Avenue, Sheridan Park. Demolished Nov 2021. Photo Credit:GoogleMaps5116 S. Wood Street, Sherman Park. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps
6434 S. Morgan Street, Englewood. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps7245 W. Lunt Avenue, Edison Park. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps1743 W. Le Moyne Street, Wicker Park. Demolished Nov 2021. Photo Credit: GoogleMaps1508 W. Wrightwood Avenue, Wrightwood. Demolished Nov 2021. Photo Credit: Google Map2724 N. Wayne Avenue, Wrightwood. Demolished Nov 2021. Photo Credit:GoogleMaps2418 N. Burling Street, Lincoln Park. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps2418 N. Burling Street, Lincoln Park. Demolished 2418 N. Burling Street, Lincoln Park. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google MapsNovember 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps2418 N. Burling Street, Lincoln Park. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps1143 W. Altgeld Street, DePaul. Demolished November 2021. Photo Credit: Google Maps