20 Apr a closer look at two early 20th century chicago skyscrapers threatened with demoliton

a truncated attempt at documenting – in detail – exterior ornamental terra cotta adorning holabird and roche’s century building (1915) and jenney, mundie, and jensen’s consumers building (1914).

both buildings are threatened with demolition and the prolonged neglect or rather, deferred maintenance shows in the images below.
