revisiting surviving 1893 chicago columbian exposition remnants scattered around jackson park
surviving remnants of the 1893 chicago columbian exposition revisited. the following...
30
Jun
26
Jun
detail photographic images of charles b. atwood’s fine arts building or science of musuem of industry
detail images of charles b. atwood's fine arts building (1892-93)...
23
Jun
revisting skyscraper builder george allon fuller’s oak woods cemetery sugar granite “doric tomb” in summer, 2025
collection of detail images - taken during a single and...
22
Jun
glazed polychromed terra cotta chicago building skyline mural revisited in summer 2025
the kirchbaum building, located at 6560 n. sheridan rd., was...
19
Jun
up in flames: rediscovered photographic images of adler and sullivan’s pilgrim baptist church (1891) and wirt dexter building
adler and sullivan's pilgrim baptist church (formerly kehilath anshe ma'ariv...
17
Jun
exterior restoration of william le baron jenney’s richardsonian romanesque style second universalist society church of the redeemer underway
recent exterior restoration images of william le baron jenney's richardsonian...
12
Jun
after years of abandonment and neglect, joseph lyman silsbee’s garfield park bandstand rebuilt and restored to its former glory
absolutely thrilling to witness/document silsbee's bandstand returning to its former...
11
Jun
latest historically important building artifacts and ephemera added to bldg. 51 museum collection in summer 2025
the following american architectural ephermera joined the ever-expanding, chicago-based bldg....
11
Jun
exterior survey of george whiffin and william wright-designed house of david hotel in summer of 2025
2025 exterior photographic survery of the four-story, steel-framed george whiffen...
09
Jun
detail images of henry c. koch-designed copper-plated ironwork within milwaukee city hall’s 8-story skylit atrium
interior detail images of henry c. koch's flemish renaissance revival...
30
May
“a little st. sophia:” frank lloyd wright’s 1956 annunciation greek orthodix church
exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's annunciation greek orthodox...
28
May
photographic study of recycled elmslie ornament: claude and starck’s prairie style 1915 lincoln school
recent exterior photographic survey of claude and starck's yellow brick...
20
May
a look back at the images documenting “reconstructing the garrick: adler and sullivan’s lost masterpiece” exhibit held at wrightwood 659 in 2021-2022
revisiting images i took documenting the installation of the "reconstructing...
15
May
important building ornament from chicago’s mecca flats and reebie storage warehouse join bld. 51 museum collection
an original custom-designed, black enameled ornamental cast iron interior angled...
12
May
after the 1893 chicago world’s fair: magnue melander’s photographic documentation of the “dead white city”
unpublished louis magnue melander photographic images (scanned from recently discovered...
09
May
recently discovered images of adler and sullivan’s 1892-93 transportation building in the “dead white city”
the following images - scanned/digitized directly from original glass plate...
02
May
recently found unedited images of harold zook’s salerno cookie factory demolition in 2015
on saturday afternoon i arrived at the salerno cookie factory,...
01
May
detailed photographic study of 1928 jewelers building gilded copper father time clock
father time. the figural clock with nicely aged gilded copper patina...
30
Apr
the bldg. 51 archive acquires a massive collection of early 20th century building trade magazine terra cotta advertisements
the bldg. 51 archive recently amassed a large collection of...
30
Apr
rock and roll is dead: images of stanley tigerman’s boarded up downtown chicago hardrock cafe
rock 'n' roll is dead. recent images of stanley tigerman's boarded...