former f. hyman & company commercial building (1884) with noteworthy façade reduced to rubble
the last installment of images documenting the final days of...
16
Mar
15
Mar
visual survey of frederick pabst mansion’s buff-colored exterior terra cotta designed by george ferry
detailed photographic study of the frederick pabst mansion's ornamental buff-colored...
15
Mar
historically important chicago artifacts, period builder catalogs, and early lighting added in march 2022
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
14
Mar
pre-and-post fire chicago residential structures located in and around old town neighborhood
a photographic survey (work in progress) of pre-and post-fire chicago...
13
Mar
louis sullivan’s famers’ and merchants’ bank building (1919) revisited in 2022
images of louis sullivan's farmers' and merchants' bank building (1919)...
10
Mar
seldom seen images of depression-era destruction to sullivan’s schlesinger and meyer building (1899)
louis sullivan's schlesinger and meyer building (1899) underwent major renovations...
09
Mar
visually distinctive 19th century commercial building on clybourn quickly disappearing
after a week of wrecking, an 1880s five-story commerical building,...
09
Mar
a look back at two years spent photographing chicago’s historic congress theater (1926) inside and out
the following posts (listed chronologically) offers a virtual guide through...
08
Mar
frequently unearthed bottles of stove polish tied to neglected frank lloyd wright-designed factory building
while compiling a list of the most frequently found artifacts...
08
Mar
with the windows blown out, the tyler and hippach mirror company factory inches closer to oblivion
the five- story tyler and hippach mirror company factory building...
07
Mar
treat and foltz-designed ornamental cast iron column fragment from e.g. raymond store and flat building (1884) added to bldg. 51 collection
a richly ornamented single-sided treat and foltz-designed exteiror building cast...
02
Mar
detailed visual survey of louis h. sullivan’s people’s savings and loan association bank building (1917) exterior ornament
photogrpahic survey of louis h. sullivan's peoples savings and loan...
01
Mar
richard nickel images documenting senseless destruction of burnham and root’s first regiment armory
richard nickel images of burnham and root’s first regiment armory...
01
Mar
documentation of louis h. sullivan-designed home building association bank building’s east façade
latest images of home building association bank building's east facade....
01
Mar
photographic study of michael reese hospital and its “gardenesque” exterior ornament
the non-extant michael reese hospital was erected in south side...
28
Feb
rare early 20th century national x-ray reflector company trade catalog joins bldg. 51 archvie
the 1918 ring-bound national x-ray reflector and light fixture catalog...
23
Feb
highlights and recent aqusistions from bldg. 51 collection
the following images feature important architectural ornament, artifacts, objects and...
22
Feb
a collection of ephemera and images from the 1956 louis sullivan architecture of free enterprise exhibit
excuse the half-assed brain dump...
21
Feb
seven historically important architectural building fragments from chicago’s past
SEVEN FRAGMENTS FROM CHICAGO'S PAST: seven historically important fragments salvaged from...
20
Feb
photographic study of louis h. sullivan’s home building association bank (1914) located in newark, nj.
photographic study of the home building association bank building's south...