a look back at images of tribune tower’s continued transformation in 2019
my efforts photo-documenting howells and hood's tribune tower (completed in...
31
Dec
31
Dec
over a decade devoted to documenting and salvaging chicago’s architectural past
the following collection on posts revolve around architectural salvage operations...
29
Dec
a photographic study of h.h. richardson’s sever hall exterior east facade architectural ornament
photographic study of h.h. richardson's sever hall (1878-1880) exterior east...
23
Dec
documenting louis sullivan-designed carved berlin sandstone panels on facade of 1881 s.a. maxwell loft building
thankfully, i brought my camera equipment on an afternoon i...
21
Dec
john vinci kodachromes chronicling restoration of of louis h. sullivan’s schlesinger and meyer department store
john vinci personal kodachrome slides (digitized by the bldg. 51...
19
Dec
bldg. 51 and ryerson archive collaboration on chicago stock exchange trading room exhibit now open
after several months of an intensive collaboration - between eric...
17
Dec
louis sullivan-designed fragments from auditorium building and victoria hotel added to bldg. 51 museum collection
two richly ornamented and historically important architectural fragments from adler...
16
Dec
latest images from continued exterior restoration work on howell and hood’s chicago tribune tower
latest photographic images from ongoing restoration of howells and hood's...
16
Dec
images from ongoing photographic study of residential prairie school architecture in oak park, river forest and riverside
a selection of images of 19th and early 20th century...
14
Dec
kodachromatic jounery chronicling the death of adler & sullivan’s chicago stock exchange building in 1972
[caption id="attachment_36362" align="alignleft" width="1500"] detail of chicago stock exchange trading...
10
Dec
04
Dec
latest architectural artifacts, industrial furniture, and ephemera added to website for month of december
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the most...
02
Dec
faithfully reproduced louis h. sullivan-designed guaranty building lobby elevator ornament joints bldg. 51 museum collection
looking over newspapers on the guaranty building, i discovered plans...
26
Nov
recreation and installation of h.i. cobb’s 1893 chicago athletic association building plaster “stalactite” ceiling
after well over three years, i've finally begun the arduous...
22
Nov
detailed survey of 19th century cottages in wicker park underway
i'll be spending the next several months documenting (off-and-on) 19th...
19
Nov
exhaustive photographic study of frank lloyd wright’s a.d. german warehouse and concrete ornament
the following images were selected from hundreds of photographs systemically...
19
Nov
photographic images of new york city building ornament taken during 2016 visit
while making a futile attempt to further organize my photographic...
12
Nov
bldg. 51 museum archive continues expansion with newly added artifacts, books, and ephemera on chicago architecture
2019 has been an incredibly fruitful year in terms of...
11
Nov
eric j. nordstrom featured in october 2019 issue of sophisticated living magazine
urban remains and bldg. 51 museum owner eric j. nordstrom...
04
Nov
richard nickel images of chicago stock exchange terra cotta cornice dismantlement during building’s demolition in 1972
the following collection of images - coupled with brief descriptions,...