30 Apr latest images from bldg 51 archive’s chicago architectural ornament survey (caos)
most recent photographic images from bldg. 51 archive’s chicago architectural ornament survey (caos) are provided below. the photo-documentation project focuses on methodically recording any and all architectural ornament located on historically important extant buildings located in downtown chicago and surrounding neighborhoods, where the historic fabric is largely intact and well-maintained.
the photographic survey, spear-headed by eric j. nordstrom, is an ongoing project that in time will materialize in a book and digital database with descriptive details to accommodate each and every image (or building). as of this writing, nearly 35,000 images have been carefully selected, edited and made available for research.
images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive.
further reading:
LATEST PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT ON CHICAGO’S HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS