02 Jan 19th and early 20th century chicago residential and commerical structures destroyed in 2021
a selection of historic chicago buildings lost in 2021.
images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive. all rights reserved. 2022.
EARLY 1860S CORNELIUS C. HOPPER ITALIANATE STYLE MASONRY RESIDENCE DESTROYED
CIVIL WAR-ERA ITALIANATE STYLE RESIDENCE BUILT FOR CORNELIUS C. HOPPER FACES IMMINENT DEMOLITION
SENSELESS DESTRUCTION OF THE NEOCLASSICAL STYLE LAKEVIEW STATE BANK BUILDING (1921)
SIMULTANEOUS DESTRUCTION OF A CHICAGO WORKERS COTTAGE, SULLIVANESQUE BUILDING, AND NEOCLASSICAL BANK BUILDING
19TH CENTURY WORKERS COTTAGE LOCATED AT 721 N. ELIZABETH STREET SET TO BE DEMOLISHED
DEMOLITION OF FLANDERS AND ZIMMERMAN’S FIVE-STORY ECKHART AND SWAN MILLING LOFT BUILDING (1897) NEARS END
FLANDERS AND ZIMMERMAN’S FIVE-STORY ECKHART AND SWAN MILLING LOFT BUILDING (1897) UNDERGOING DEMOLITION
19TH CENTURY RED BRICK THREE-FLAT APARTMENT BUILDING WOOD-FRAMED COTTAGE SHARING SAME LOT, DEMOLISHED IN WICKER PARK
CHICAGO’S SECOND GERMAN EVANGELICAL ZION CHURCH REDUCED TO RUBBLE
SECOND GERMAN EVANGELICAL ZION CHURCH: GOING, GOING, GONE.
WITH DEMOLITION PERMIT RELEASED, SECOND GERMAN EVANGELICAL ZION CHURCH QUICKLY HEADS TOWARDS OBLIVION
19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN-ERA WICKER PARK THREE-FLAT ACCENTUATED WITH ORNAMENTAL PRESSED BRICK AND FRET-SAWN WOOD LUNETTES FACES DEMOLITION
FULTON MARKET’S HOLLENBACH SEED COMPANY BUILDING (1912) REDUCED TO RUBBLE IN A MATTER OF HOURS
