19 Apr herman v. von holst’s 1924 southside chicago comed power station continues to crumble
latest images of the dying southside chicago comed station (1924), located at located at 6141 s. prairie avenue.
the building’s architect, herman v. von holst, was perhaps best known for taking on the responsibility of heading up frank lloyd wright’s architectural practice when wright went to europe in 1909.
he also frequently collaborated with george grant elmslie on several prairie school industrial and commercial structures, including other comed substations. alfonso iannelli did work on some of von holst’s powerhouses, but i cannot confirm whether iannelli was involved on this project.
