revisiting restoration of adler and sullivan’s s.a. maxwell building façade through images and ornament
a detailed photographic documentary on the transformation of adler and...
13
Jul
10
Jul
much of schlesinger & mayer building’s interior ornamental iron scrapped during the depression and again during “great flood”
the schlesinger and meyer building's copper-plated cast iron open cage...
10
Jul
deconstructing michael reese hospital’s nurses’ residence shortly before its death
tragedy, or perhaps irony, characterizes many of chicago's largest construction...
07
Jul
revealing connections between objects excavated at two separate downtown chicago digs
in synchronistic fashion, a rather interesting connection was recently discovered...
06
Jul
the archive of early adler and sullivan building photographer ralph marlow line is now digitized
ralph marlowe line (1904-1989) was an associate professor in the department of architecture...
06
Jul
nimmons-designed sullivanesque ornament adorning sears, roebuck and company administration building
the majority of the images in this recent photographic survey...
06
Jul
latest images added to chicago architectural ornament survey (CAOS)
most recent photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's chicago architectural...
05
Jul
early adler & sullivan houses documented by richard nickel shortly before 1950s chicago land clearance
i've carefully selected a few blog posts (click on titles...
30
Jun
winslow brothers foundry: a compendium of blog posts devoted to cast iron commercial building ornament
blog posts on winslow brothers foundry, chicago, ills: ADLER & SULLIVAN'S...
29
Jun
Romanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works of Sullivan and Wright Exhibit
Romanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works of Sullivan and Wright Sept...
29
Jun
19th century workers cottage located at 721 n. elizabeth street set to be demolished
demolition permit issued for a chicago two-story 19tcentury masonry cottage...
28
Jun
historically important architectural projects documented by eric j. nordstrom
a selection of projects i've taken an interest in extensively...
28
Jun
salvaging terra cotta ornament from adler and sullivan’s 1883 hammond library during its demolition in 1963
richard nickel photos of adler and sullivan's hammond library (1882-1883)...
22
Jun
late nineteenth century “souvenir” from the world’s busiest corner discovered in basement
an uncanny find this week arrived in the form of...
22
Jun
closer look at sullivanesque ornament on claude and starck’s lincoln school (1915)
exterior sullivanesque style terra cotta detail adorning lincoln school (1915)...
21
Jun
demolition of flanders and zimmerman’s five-story eckhart and swan milling loft building (1897) nears end
eckhart and swan milling company (flanders and zimmerman, architects) brick...
21
Jun
recycled terra cotta ornament from parker berry’s non-extant interstate national bank (1917-18)
detailed images of sullivanesque style reddish-brown slip glazed terra cotta...
16
Jun
salvaged architectural artifacts and objects added to virtual showroom for the month of june
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
15
Jun
revisiting long-forgotten images documenting extraction of garrick theater’s brilliantly colored mosaic floor lunettes
i've assembled a collection of long-forgotten images - pulled from...
15
Jun
salvaging the horribly neglected 1894 ywca building shortly before demolition in 2009
i was given unfettered access to carefully document and subsequently salvage...