virtual gallery of bldg. 51 museum’s louis h. sullivan-designed building ornament
louis h. sullivan-designed commercial and residential architectural ornament housed in...
19
Jan
18
Jan
“constellation stars” and multi-colored cove lights salvaged from chicago’s atmospheric theaters
some of the most unique artifacts in the bldg. 51...
17
Jan
richman brothers building salvage revisited 15 years later
rediscovered images from the richman brothers downtown chicago department store...
15
Jan
names, dates, and other architectural details of distinction on chicago buildings facades
photograhic survey of character-defining features found on the exterior of...
13
Jan
henry j. schlacks abadoned st. martin of tours church (1895) in need of maintenance and repair
images from ongoing visual survey of the henry j. schlack's...
12
Jan
important architectural ornament, builders’ hardware, lighting, and other artifacts added in january 2022
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
11
Jan
photographic study of adler and sullivan’s james charnley house from past to present
designed by louis h sullivan and/or his junior draftsman, frank...
11
Jan
revisiting von holst’s badly neglected and abandoned south side comed station in 2022
for nearly five years now, i've been methodically documenting the...
10
Jan
post-fire osborne & adams lake street loft building lives on through photographs and fragments
the destruction last year of the osborne & adams building...
10
Jan
lost and found: rediscovering discarded ephemera hidden within depression-era chicago theaters
forgotten objects and ephemera found hidden in the crawlspaces, attics,...
05
Jan
henry j. schlacks-designed tyler & hippach mirror company factory (1902) set for demolition
the five- story tyler and hippach mirror company factory building...
04
Jan
tracking the distribution of salvaged ornament after destruction of adler and sullivan’s garrick theater
the ornamental distribution legacy of richard nickel and the garrick...
02
Jan
important architectural artifacts, objects, and ephemera acquired by bldg. 51 museum and archive in 2021
throughout 2021, the bldg. 51 museum amassed several historically important...
02
Jan
19th and early 20th century chicago residential and commerical structures destroyed in 2021
a selection of historic chicago buildings lost in 2021. images courtesy...
02
Jan
evolving collection of digitized images from collaboration with ryerson and burnham, john vinci and bldg. 51 archive
the following digitized and edited photographic images presented below were...
01
Jan
hugh m.g. garden-designed architectural fragments from demolished buildings must not be overlooked
i'm continuously arranging and rearranging any and all artifacts housed...
29
Dec
highlights from the work of eric j. nordstrom, urban remains and the bldg. 51 archive in 2021
the links (arranged in chronological order offer), highlights of the...
28
Dec
photographic images of daniel brenner’s 1956 “louis sullivan architecture of free enterprise exhibit” rediscovered
when looking for a document in daniel brenner’s archive the...
28
Dec
notable 19th and early 20th century chicago commerical building ornament from the bldg. 51 musuem collection
late 19th and early 20th century historically important chicago building...
24
Dec
photo-documenting 19th and early 20th century south side chicago architecture revisited
latest images from my ever-growing photographic survey of extant late...