bldg. 51 musuem archive aquires sizable collection of seldom found great chicago fire stereoview cards
the bldg. 51 museum archive recently acquired a large collection...
11
Oct
11
Oct
deconstructing sullivan-designed chicago stock exchange terra cotta entrance arch during building’s demolition in 1972
richard nickel images chronicling the systematic deconstruction of adler and...
10
Oct
five historically important pre-and-post great chicago fire building keystones
five historically important commercial and residential keystones from the bldg. 51...
04
Oct
rare majolica tiles, john wellborn root-designed ornament, chicago fire stereoviews, and faries lighting added in october
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
04
Oct
albert sullivan house (1892): from beginning to end.
adler and sullivan's albert sullivan residence (1892) as it appeared...
04
Oct
a photographic survey of adler and sullivan’s auditorium building tower from top to bottom
the following images offer a detailed visual documentation of adler...
04
Oct
representative collection of 19th and early 20th american architectural figural building artifacts
the following images represents a small, but representative collection of...
03
Oct
documenting and deconstructing the 19th century chicago workers cottage
for nearly two decades - if not longer - i've...
28
Sep
chicago skyline in terra cotta: a closer look at the unusual facade of the kirchbaum building (1922)
terra cotta skyline. the kirchbaum building, located at 6560 n. sheridan...
27
Sep
images of adler and sullivan’s kehilath ma’arav synagogue (1890) taken in 1965 and again in 1973
the first group of images, taken by richard nickel and...
27
Sep
urban remains showroom and bldg. 51 musem: staging progress through pictures in summer of 2022
formal grand opening of the urbans remains showroom and bldg....
24
Sep
reconstructing the garrick, adler and sullivan’s lost masterpiece, featured in fine books magazine
NEWS | SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 2022 Alice Award for Illustrated Books Winner Announced COURTESY...
20
Sep
over 15 years of urban remains, eric j. nordstrom and bldg. 51 musuem in photos
over 22 years and hundreds of thousands of images later,...
20
Sep
Reconstructing the Garrick: Adler & Sullivan’s Lost Masterpiece wins prestigious 2022 Alice Award
Chirag G. Badlani, Executive Director of Alphawood Foundation Chicago, is...
19
Sep
adler and sullivan’s 1889 walker warehouse from construction to destruction
a collection of images chronicling adler and sullivan's walker warehouse...
15
Sep
revisiting lumber exchange building’s largely forgotten subterranean open-faced electric switch board
images (taken nearly a decade ago) of the original open-ended...
13
Sep
important trade catalogs, bruce goff, auditorium building hardware, majolica tiles, and zero marx signage added in september 2022
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
12
Sep
edward uihlein’s schiltz-tied queen anne style commerical building and flats threatened (again) from deferred maintenance and abandonment
before and after: disgraced and disfigured through intentional negclect and...
12
Sep
hy biermann store and flats building’s exterior terra cotta and stone ornament senselessly painted
defaced. for years i've admired and repeatedly documented the ornament...
11
Sep
mid-19th century mineral water bottles unearthed from site where grand central station once stood
a number of mid-19th century bottles were recently unearthed deep...