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09 Mar saving the only remaining identifiable pre-fire artifact from an augustus bauer-designed building (1869)

Posted at 22:54h in Bldg. 51, Events & Announcements, Featured Posts, Miscellaneous, New Acquisitions, Salvages by Eric

with the exception of the building itself, the only remaining exterior architectural ornament left undisturbed on the historically important augustus bauer-designed german school, a survivor of the great chicago fire, is a simple, yet elegant hand-carved oversized side entrance keystone featuring a a raised and...

07 Mar a pre-fire augustus bauer building: seeking time capsules, salvaging artifacts and photodocumenting its disappearance

Posted at 22:06h in Bldg. 51, Events & Announcements, Featured Posts, Miscellaneous, New Acquisitions, New Products, Sales and Promotions, Salvages by Eric

for the past two days i've devoted morning, afternoon and evening obsessively thinking about anything and everything pertaining to an augustus bauer-designed building constructed in 1869. the arrival of souvenir hunters, the police, an alderman, and other, largely unhappy individuals coalescing into a rather unnerving and heavily...

04 Mar demolition of another pre-fire chicago commercial building (1862) nearly completed

Posted at 10:33h in Bldg. 51, Events & Announcements, Featured Posts, Miscellaneous, New Acquisitions, New Products, Salvages by Eric

a project manager working for chicago-based heneghan wrecking informed me late last week that two adjoining 19th century multi-story brick commercial buildings located along lake street were undergoing demolition in preparation for future development on the site. when i arrived onsite demolition was in progress, with a large...

18 Feb historic south side chicago jeffery theater salvage will likely commence in the coming weeks

Posted at 17:05h in Bldg. 51, Events & Announcements, Featured Posts, Miscellaneous, Salvages by Eric

hopefully within the next week or two, we will be removing the staircase and massive chandelier from the south side chicago jeffery theater lobby. in addition to myself and job site staff, we will have a reporter, photographer and a film crew planted there to...

05 Jun The Artful Salvager: Eric Nordstrom’s Urban Remains By Francesca Robin | Published: 6/5/2013

Posted at 20:37h in Bldg. 51, Events & Announcements, Featured Posts, Miscellaneous by Eric

The sheer variety of rare and unusual pieces here is mind-blowing. Between the huge warehouse in Chicago’s West Town and the online catalog, this architectural antique store is like a museum where everything is for sale. From stained and leaded glass windows, to historic building hardware...