a visual record of chicago’s 19th and early 20th century disappearing landscape through documentation and salvage
with over 500,000 photographic images chronicling the destruction of chicago's...
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Apr
12
Apr
pictorial survey of schoenhofen brewing company powerhouse’s strongly geometric brick and limestone exterior
schoenhofen brewery powerhouse designed in 1902 by architectural firm of...
11
Apr
rarely seen richard nickel photographic images of the victor a. falkenau flats
i hope to devote a day or two a week...
08
Apr
detailed photograhic survey of early 20th century polychrome terra cotta building ornament in progress
the following images were taken from a years-long exhaustive photographic...
07
Apr
original and recreated exterior ornament from george h. johnson’s iron block building joins bldg. 51 building fragment collection
a smal selection of original and faithfully recreated architectural building...
06
Apr
architectural artifacts, important chicago ephemera, historic lighting, and builders’ hardware joins urban remains showroom in april 2022
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
05
Apr
exterior views of barry byrne and alfonso iannelli’s st. patrick’s roman catholic church in racine, wisc.
detailed photographic study of barry byrne and alfonso iannelli’s gothic...
05
Apr
original 19th century edison “hairpin” filament mold blown lamps from chicago stock exchange trading room
i had tim samuelson over to view the bldg. 51...
05
Apr
a photographic study of limestone ornament salvaged in 1953 from adler & sullivan’s walker warehouse
images of a single bedford limestone walker warehouse (adler and...
04
Apr
a closer look at alfonso iannelli’s distinctive ornament adorning park ridge’s 1928 pickwick theater
photographic study of alfonso iannelli-designed exterior architectural ornament adorning the...
29
Mar
early 20th century decorators supply and friedley-voshardt architectural trade catalogs join bldg. 51 archive
two original early 20th century profusely illustrated architectural building trade...
29
Mar
a photographic study of louis h. sullivan-designed building hardware
the following images provide an extensive photographic survey of 19th...
28
Mar
architectural ornament deposited during depression around longtime chicago wrecker’s lake delton summer home rediscovered
granite and concrete: parts and pieces of chicago's demolished buildings...
26
Mar
revisting images from the “unearthing” and “deconstructing” chicago archives
for weeks now, i've been shuttling back and forth through folders...
26
Mar
additional ornamental terra cotta salvaged from otto strack-designed pabst pavillion (1893) joins bldg. 51 museum collection
the bldg. 51 museum has aquired additional buff-colored terra cotta...
23
Mar
rare louis sullivan-designed auditorium theater wrought iron box seat grille joins bldg. 51 museum collection
an all original and amazingly intact louis sullivan-designed wrought iron...
23
Mar
rookery building’s “light and shadow” series revisited
visual exploration of john wellborn's rookery building (1888) through light,...
23
Mar
a photographic study of louis sullivan’s last commission: krause music store facade
the following image gallery presents the landmark krause music...
23
Mar
city under a city: a look back at documenting industrial archaeology in 19th century chicago
given that i've compiled nearly 2000 blog posts over the...
23
Mar
a selection of 19th and early 20th century chicago-based builder catalogs culled from the bldg. 51 archvive
a collection of recently digitized original 19th and early 20th...