WIN: Despite Continued Aldermanic Delays, Obsidian Collection Pushes Forward with Purchase and Restoration of Palmer Mansion (Chicago 7 2017)

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The Obsidian Collection / Justice D. Harry Hammer Mansion / Lutrelle ‘Lu’ & Jorja Palmer Mansion, 3654-3656 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Chicago 7 Most Endangered 2019. Photo Credit: Angela Ford / The Obsidian Collection

Obsidian Collection buys Lu Palmer Mansion at $1.25 M, now needs zoning change; On April 22, Angela Ford of The Obsidian Collection closed on a $1.25 million loan to become new owner of Bronzeville’s historic Lu Palmer Mansion. Ford is free to establish a museum there but needs a zoning change from the alderman to rent space or otherwise make money, Maudlyne Ihejirika, Chicago Sun-Times, 5/17/21

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