extensive photographic study of laramie state bank, an endangered art deco chicago gem
photographic survey of extant, but endangered laramie state bank building...
04
Sep
02
Sep
a fragment of the nortown theater organ pipe screen found nearly a decade after theater’s demolition
early 20th century movie-going was once a wildly popular excursion...
31
Aug
bldg. 51 museum acquires historically important meyer loft building (1892) terra cotta ornament salvaged by richard nickel
original exterior terra cotta fragment salvaged by richard nickel in...
26
Aug
portals to the past: a collection of posts on unearthing 19th and early 20th century chicago privy pits
the following collection of entries focuses on my 4-year "unearthing...
19
Aug
another 19th century multi-story victorian-era chicago brick residence on mohawk set to be demolished this week
another well-maintained 19th century brick and lemont limestone boarding house...
19
Aug
architectural decorating company outfitted many of chicago’s majestic theaters with plaster ornament
rediscovering a 1920's softbound catalog and/or booklet while rearranging my library...
18
Aug
a selection of 19th century chicago buildings and street scene albumen prints taken by photographer james taylor
a collection of oversized photographic albumen prints of 19th and...
12
Aug
latest acquisitions for the month of august
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
10
Aug
photographic study of louis sullivan’s famers’ and merchants’ bank building (1919) revisited
latest images taken of louis sullivan's farmers' and merchants' bank...
07
Aug
essays and images on schiller building’s pile foundation, structural engineering and distribution of salvaged ornament distribution
three in-depth essays exploring the pile foundations, structural engineering and...
05
Aug
recent trip offers chance to conduct second extensive photographic survey of frank lloyd wright’s a.d. german warehouse
latest images (taken two weeks ago ((july, 2020) systemically documenting...
31
Jul
richard nickel’s institute of design photography before aaron siskind’s adler and sullivan project
time spent scanning and editing the early photographic work of...
30
Jul
images from the bldg. 51 “unearthing chicago” project archive
the following gallery of images (59 in total) were culled...
29
Jul
latest images of exterior restoration work on rapp and rapp’s 1928 old dearborn bank building
exterior terra cotta restoration work underway on rapp and rapp's...
25
Jul
adler and sullivan’s guaranty building as it appeared before devastating 1974 fire
john vinci kodachrome slides of adler and sullivan's 1895 guaranty...
21
Jul
urban remains acquires lifetime collection of rare 19th century american majolica glazed fireplace figural tiles
urban remains recently acquired one of the largest known collections...
21
Jul
newly discovered john vinci kodachrome slides of clinton j. warren’s lexington hotel taken shorty before its demolition
i'm pretty confident i've now digitized all of john vinci's...
14
Jul
latest american architectural artifacts, industrial furniture and objects for the month of july
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
14
Jul
rare early p.b. wight fireproofing company terra cotta tiles added to bldg. 51 historic building material archive
peter b. wight (1838–1925) was an american 19th-century architect who practiced...
10
Jul
earliest known adler & sullivan light fixture rescued from morris selz residence before its demolition
in a previous post, i provided an in depth background...