05 Jan 2020 year in review: museum acquisitions, photographic documentation, demolitions and exhibits

the following blog post links arranged in chronological order below offer highlights of the work of eric j. nordstrom, urban remains, and the bldg. 51 museum archive in 2019. over the past few years my work towards creating and/or collaborating with people and organizations deeply entrenched in architectural preservation has greatly intensified, which is clearly reflected in the posts i find of greatest significance for 2019. the bldg. 51 museum collection and archive will continue its expansion, beginning with a museum gallery and showroom opening in early 2020, where historically important architectural ornament, ephemera and photographic documentation will be accessible to the public through revolving exhibits, lectures, workshops and other events focusing on narratives behind methods and materials used in 19th and early 20th century commercial and residential building construction.

LATEST PROGRESS PHOTO-DOCUMENTING ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S 1881 S.A. MAXWELL COMPANY LOFT BUILDING FACADE

HISTORICALLY-IMPORTANT ORNAMENT FROM GUARANTY AND LARKIN BUILDING JOINS BLDG. 51 MUSEUM

1950’S WEST SIDE CHICAGO OK’D CAR DEALERSHIP WITH ICONIC SIGNAGE UNDERGOING DEMOLITION

LATEST JOHN VINCI KODACHROME SLIDES CAPTURING 1960S AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE DIGITIZED

A CATALOG OF ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT FROM ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING HOUSED IN THE BLDG. 51 MUSEUM

CHRONICLING TRANSFORMATION OF ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S S.A. MAXWELL OR JEWELERS’ BUILDING (1881) UPPER FLOORS OVER PAST YEAR

CHICAGO’S JEFFERSON PARK HOSPITAL SLATED FOR DEMOLITION

 

BLDG. 51 MUSEUM’S CHICAGO “MOVIE PALACE” ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT AND ARCHIVE COLLECTION

MASSIVE DIGITAL REPOSITORY OF IMAGES AND EPHEMERA ON ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S SCHILLER BUILDING (GARRICK THEATER)

TRIBUNE TOWER SHEDS SCAFFOLDING WELL AFTER YEAR OF RESTORATION WORK

ERIC J. NORDSTROM, BLDG 51 MUSEUM AND URBAN REMAINS: A CURATED SELECTION OF ARTICLES

CHICAGO UNDERGROUND: STORIES ON EXPOSING ITS ANATOMY, FROM DOWNTOWN TO DENSELY POPULATED NEIGHBORHOODS

 

MUCH-NEEDED SABBATICAL NECESSARY TO CONVERT SEVERAL “PROJECTS” INTO COMPLETED PUBLICATIONS

RECORDING MILWAUKEE’S 19TH 20TH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS

URBAN REMAINS SECURES MASSIVE REPOSITORY OF 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN VICTORIAN-ERA MAJOLICA TILES FROM LIFELONG COLLECTOR

CHRONICLING RESTORATION OF COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL’S FACADE OVER PAST TWO YEARS

WINSLOW BROTHERS FOUNDRY: A COMPENDIUM OF BLOG POSTS DEVOTED TO CAST IRON COMMERCIAL BUILDING ORNAMENT

RELICS OF THE CHICAGO FIRE: A VIRTUAL EXHIBIT OF BLDG. 51’S MUSEUM COLLECTION

PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY PARKER BERRY’S FIRST STATE BANK OF MANILUS FACADE AND SULLIVANESQUE TERRA COTTA ORNAMENT

PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF LOUIS H. SULLIVAN’S PURDUE STATE BANK EXTERIOR TERRA COTTA ORNAMENT

LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT CHICAGO TERRA COTTA HOUSED IN BLDG. 51 MUSEUM COLLECTION

HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS DOCUMENTED BY ERIC J. NORDSTROM

VAN ALLEN BUILDING: A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY OF LOUIS SULLIVAN’S POLYCHROMED TERRA COTTA ORNAMENT

DOCUMENTING ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S S.A. MAXWELL (JEWELERS’) BUILDING FACADE REVISITED

SECOND GERMAN EVANGELICAL ZION CHURCH (1905) SET TO BE DEMOLISHED IN COMING WEEKS

LATEST IMAGES OF JARVIS HUNT’S 1920 CHICAGO TRIBUNE PRINTING PLANT’S TRANSFORMATION INTO RESIDENTIAL LIVING SPACE

A SELECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL ARTIFACTS AND OBJECTS DISCOVERED AND DOCUMENTED FROM DISFIGURED AND/OR DEMOLISHED BUILDINGS

PRE-FIRE CHICAGO COTTAGES DOCUMENTED AND DECONSTRUCTED BEFORE DEMOLITION OVER PAST 5 YEARS

ESSAYS AND IMAGES ON SCHILLER BUILDING’S PILE FOUNDATION, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND DISTRIBUTION OF SALVAGED ORNAMENT DISTRIBUTION

RECENT TRIP OFFERS CHANCE TO CONDUCT SECOND EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S A.D. GERMAN WAREHOUSE

ERIC J. NORDSTROM’S UNEARTHING CHICAGO PROJECT REVISITED THROUGH MULTITUDE OF DOCUMENTED DISCOVERIES

RARE EARLY P.B. WIGHT FIREPROOFING COMPANY TERRA COTTA TILES ADDED TO BLDG. 51 HISTORIC BUILDING MATERIAL ARCHIVE

LATEST HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT BLDG. 51 MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE BUILDING ORNAMENT AND EPHEMERA ADDED IN 2020

CHICAGO UNDER CONSTRUCTION: HISTORIC IMAGES DOCUMENTING THE RISE OF THE CITY’S SKYLINE

EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY OF LARAMIE STATE BANK, AN ENDANGERED ART DECO CHICAGO GEM

BLDG. 51 MUSEUM ACQUIRES HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT MEYER LOFT BUILDING (1892) TERRA COTTA ORNAMENT SALVAGED BY RICHARD NICKEL

 

ANOTHER 19TH CENTURY MULTI-STORY VICTORIAN-ERA CHICAGO BRICK RESIDENCE ON MOHAWK SET TO BE DEMOLISHED THIS WEEK

BLDG. 51 MUSUEM’S COLLECTION OF ART DECO ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT FROM HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT CHICAGO BUILDINGS

 

GEORGE GRANT ELMSLIE-DESIGNED THOMAS EDISON SCHOOL TERRA COTTA JOINS BLDG. 51 MUSEUM

DOCUMENTING THE REMOVAL OF SURVIVING SULLIVAN-DESIGNED COLUMN CAPITALS FROM S.A. MAXWELL BUILDING (1881)

 

WELL-MAINTAINED 19TH CENTURY BRICK WORKERS COTTAGE ON WOOD STREET FACES WRECKING BALL

CITY OF CHICAGO BUILDING TERRA COTTA: A VISUAL STUDY OF ORNAMENT FROM THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION

CITY UNDER A CITY: A LOOK BACK AT DOCUMENTING INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY IN 19TH CENTURY CHICAGO

VIRTUAL GALLERY OF LOUIS H. SULLIVAN-DESIGNED ORNAMENT ON EXTANT BUILDINGS

LARGE CACHE OF AMAZINGLY INTACT CREOSOTED CEDAR WOOD-BLOCK STREET PAVERS UNEARTHED IN FULTON MARKET

DOCMENTING TIM SAMUELSON’S WRIGHT BEFORE THE “LOYD” EXHIBIT AT ELMHURST ART MUSEUM

A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY OF GEORGE GRANT ELMSLIE-DESIGNED TERRA COTTA ORNAMENT FOR THORNTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL (1934-35).

PHOTO-DOCUMENTING RESTORATION OF CHICAGO’S HISTORIC BUILDING FACADES OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS

ERIC J. NORDSTROM’S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE INDUSTRY TALK FOR AMERICAN SOCIETY OF APPRAISERS 2020 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

JOHN VINCI KODACHROMES DOCUMENTING THE ERADICATION OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY BUILDINGS ON BLOCK 37

EXCEPTIONAL NORTHWESTERN TERRA COTTA ROOFLINE ORNAMENT FROM LOUIS LEHLE-DESIGNED BRAND BREWERY ACQUIRED OVER WEEKEND

REVISITING 19TH CENTURY CHICAGO BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED IN RECENT YEARS

EXTENSIVE VISUAL RECORD OF THE H. EARL HOOVER ESTATE (1925) MADE PRIOR TO ITS IMPENDING DEMOLITION

A VISUAL RECORD OF CHICAGO’S 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY DISAPPEARING LANDSCAPE THROUGH DOCUMENTATION AND SALVAGE

CHRONICLING THE DESTRUCTION OF 19TH CENTURY COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CHICAGO BUILDINGS

ERIC J. NORDSTROM FRAMED AND MATTED DIGITAL ART PRINTS AND ARCHITECTURAL STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

FEATURED PERIOD ARCHITECTURAL AND/OR BUILDING TRADE CATALOGS HOUSED IN THE BLDG. 51 MUSEUM ARCHIVE