latest urban remains showroom and bldg. 51 museum acquisitions for may of 2023
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
03
May
29
Apr
recently demolished 19th century bell avenue chicago workers cottage lives on through salvaged remnants of its facade
the time finally arrived - and within a day of...
28
Apr
mid-1870s post-chicago fire italinate style wood-framed house on burling brought down after failed attempts to save it
despite a sizable public outcry and preservation efforts (i.e., petitions,...
20
Apr
a closer look at two early 20th century chicago skyscrapers threatened with demoliton
a truncated attempt at documenting - in detail - exterior...
18
Apr
RECONSTRUCTING THE GARRICK: ADLER & SULLIVAN’S LOST MASTERPIECE, WINS SAH’S 2023 Antoinette Forrester Downing Book Award
Citation Below: The 2023 Antoinette Forrester Downing Book Award Committee...
17
Apr
a closer look at the majestic theater building’s cream-colored terra cotta, designed by its architect, edmund r. krause
partial exterior photographic survey of edmund r. krause's 21-story french...
12
Apr
demolition update: bell avenue chicago workers cottage on its way out
upon receiving news that the 19th century chicago workers cottage...
11
Apr
several hundred 19th century architectural remnants, industrial furniture and museum pieces added to urban remains showroom this spring
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
06
Apr
louis h. sullivan-designed terra cotta ornament from home building association bank (1914) join the colletions of eric j. nordstrom and bldg. 51 museum
multiple glazed terra cotta fragments (including a largely intact border...
31
Mar
“sullivanesque” style in cleveland: knox and elliot’s 17-story rockefeller building
photographic survey of knox and elliot's 17-story rockefeller building (1905),...
31
Mar
architect of the greyhound: photographic survey of william strudwick arrasmith’s super-streamlined cleveland bus terminal
detailed exterior photographic survery of william strudwick arrasmith's super-streamlined greyhound...
31
Mar
exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright’s k.c. derhodes house (1906) and its strongly geometric windows
recent images of frank lloyd wright's k. c. derhodes house...
28
Mar
revisiting louis h. sullivan’s home building association bank building in early spring of 2023
latest images, taken in march of 2023, of louis h....
28
Mar
burnham and root’s society for savings building (1890): cleveland’s first “modern” skyscraper
exterior (and a few interior) images of burnham and root’s...
21
Mar
17
Mar
Urban Remains Showroom and Bldg. 51 Museum: Continually Rearranging With Weekly Arrivals in Winter of 2023
with a surprisingly large number of frequent acquisitions populating both...
15
Mar
a symphony of color: interior photographic survey of bruce goff’s boston avenue united methodist church
a symphony of color. interior images of boston avenue united methodist...
07
Mar
a photographic survey of bruce goff’s art deco style boston avenue united methodist church (1929)
exterior images of boston avenue united methodist church (bruce goff...
05
Mar
the house on “thrill hill:” bruce goff-designed john frank house, found of frankoma pottery
the house on "thrill hill." bruce goff's john frank house, located...
04
Mar
byrne and iannelli reunited in kansas city: st. francis xavier catholic church (1949)
byrne and iannelli reunited once again. ...