i haven't returned to congress theater (fridstein and company, 1926) since i published my book on what i discovered from within in 2017). ...
more to follow in coming weeks. images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bld. 51 archive. all rights reserved. 2025....
recent exterior survery of sullivanesque style single story american ideal cleaning company commerical building, located at 10351 south michigan avenue, chicago, il. the "stock" pattern white glazed terra cotta ornament was executed by the midland terra cotta company, chiago, il. ...
the bld. 51 museum is collaborating with the chicago-based casalino archive to digitize and showcase newly discovered and seldom seen color slides (e.g., kodachromes) of henry ives cobb's federal building and post office (1898-1905) and surrounding historically important commerical buildings as they appeared in the...
2025 photographic study of parker berry's two-story first state bank of manilus (1915), located at 122 east maple street, manilus, il. the polychromed sullivanesque terra cotta ornament was executed by the american terra cotta company, il. ...
recent images of solon s. beman's red brick and rusticated lemont limestone holy rosary roman catholic church (1890), located at 11300 south dr. martin luther king, jr. drive, chicago, il. ...
weekend images taken during my weekend "tour" of gary, indiana, with urban documentarian camilo josé vergara. some of the sites we visited together are subject matter in his books, american ruins (vergara, 1999) and unexpected chicagoland (vergara with tim samuelson, 2001). for additional information on vergara's work,...
before and after: recent images of montgomery ward building tower (1929), located at 619 west chicago avenue, chicago, il. "spirit of progress" was briefly grounded for repair and restoration, led by andrzej dajnowski of...
last? salvage images of notable prairie school architect walter burley griffin's frank a. windes house (1913), located at 645 abbottsford road, kenilworth, il. house demolition will begin in a matter of days. feeling burned out and broken - not to mention nearing 50 years of age, i...
late summer 2025 detail images of hugh garden's richly ornamented glazed terra cotta third church of christ scientist (1899-1901) located at 2151 w. washington blvd., chicago, il. ...
original pocket-sized "souvenir" medal representing the first anniversary of the disastrous conflagration known simply as the "great chicago fire" of 1871. the unique and diminutive artifact is commonly referred as the "chicago fire medal" according to multiple museums and other institutions that have one in their...
exterior photographic survey of michaelsen & rognstad's on leong merchants association building (1928), located at 2216 s. wentworth avenue, chicago, il. the richly colored michaelsen-designed polychromed glazed terra cotta ornament was executed by the american terra cotta company, crystal lake, il. ...
iphone images of a post-fire chicccago masonry residential structure undergoing demolition located at 1923 north cleveland avenue, chicago, il. the multi-story building facade is comprised of "parge and pencil" brick (likely from a shortage of face brick after the chicago fire of 1871) punctuated with...
photographic survey (work in progress) of george grant elmslie's old second national bank (1924), located at 37 south river street, aurora, il. ...
early 20th century sullivanesque style single story brick and white glazed terra cotta commercial building (now a church), located at 11743 south michigan avenue, chicago, il. the stock pattern terra cotta ornament, including centrally located cartouche and flanking full-bodied spread-winged eagles, were fabricated...
detail photographic survey of george grant elmslie's four story prairie style keystone commercial building (1922), located at 30 south stolp avenue, aurora, il. ...
exterior photographic survey of claude and starck's prairie style flagg-rochelle carnegie public library district building (1912), located at northeast corner of 7th street at 4th avenue, rochelle, il. ...
exterior photogrpahic images of frank lloyd wright's stephen a. foster residence (1900), located at 12147 south harvard, chicago, il. images were taken in the winter of 2023 and summer of 2025. the house was designed in 1900 by frank lloyd wright as a summer home...
amazingly intact 1902-03 george grant elmslie-designed fret-sawn mahogany wood screen panel located in schlesinger and mayer building (1899, louis h. sullivan, architect) third floor women's lounge and writing room. the richly ornamented woodwork was executed by the edmunds mfg. co., chicago, il. additional panels - on...
exterior images of theodore link's gargantuan romanesque style union station headhouse (1894), located at 1820 market street, st. louis, mo. the station's distinctive interior and exterior design program was handled by edmund cameron, who worked for h.h. richardson, where he oversaw construction of richardson's glessner house...