2016 eric j. nordstrom photographic images of building parts in burnham and root’s rookery building “vault”
raw and unedited 2016 images of "the vault" in the...
21
Nov
20
Nov
as 2025 draws to a close, urban remains remains the last standing “salvage” shop in the chicagoland area
over the past twenty years i've seen one architectural...
20
Nov
data dump: raw and unedited images of urban remains salvaging d. h. burnham’s 21-story continental and commercial national bank building in 2008
unedited 2008 interior salvage images of d.h. burnham and company's...
19
Nov
data dump: raw and unedited images of congress theater’s 1926 attic as it appeared in winter of 2017
raw and unedited images of congress theater's attic, taken in the...
19
Nov
still there, but mostly forgotten: 2025 exterior images of walter burley griffin’s 1908 cornell store and flats
exterior images of walter burley griffin's prairie style limestone and...
18
Nov
revisting william phillip doerr’s jeffery theater (1923) lobby as it appeared in 2014
revisting william phillip doerr's jeffery theater (1923) lobby as it...
18
Nov
historically important glass negatives of kristian schneider’s sculpted clay building ornament models for northwestern and american terra cotta companies now digitzed
a collection of original and historially important late 19th and...
17
Nov
ten years later, i’m still holding the torch: wrecking on wells street in 2015
note: any and all images in this post are raw...
17
Nov
data dump: raw and mostly unedited images of the john voltz hall demolition and salvage in 2018
raw and unedited demolition images of john voltz hall (1881),...
17
Nov
“phoenix rises.” rare photographic prints of downtown chicago’s “burnt district” taken after the great chicago fire of 1871. courtesy of bld. 51 archive.
"phoenix rises." rare photographic prints of downtown chicago's "burnt district" taken...
14
Nov
massive library of rare and out-of-print frank lloyd wright-related books formerly owned by taliesan architect aquired by bld. 51 archive
massive library of rare and out-of-print frank lloyd wright-related books...
13
Nov
bldg. 51 museum and archive’s image and ephemera collection on graven and mayger’s mayan revival style 3500-seat fisher theater
original linen-backed period photographic images of graven and mayger’s mayan...
11
Nov
data dump: interior and exterior images of otto strack’s 1890-91 pabst tavern or metropolitan hall
raw, unedited interior and exterior images of otto strack's 1890-91...
11
Nov
latest historically imporant building artifacts and related ephemera to added to bldg. 51 museum and archive in fall of 2025
the following images represent a well-rounded cross section of historically...
10
Nov
photographic survey of charles b. atwood-designed reliance building bower-barff-plated interior cast iron staircase
recent photographic survey of the nicely worn reliance building (atwood,...
08
Nov
eric j. nordstrom and bld. 51 archive join forces with prime group to photodocument their portofolio of historic buildings
eric j. nordstrom of urban remains and the bld. 51...
07
Nov
henry ives cobb’s tacoma-esque red slip terra cotta 17-story chemical building located in st. louis
images of henry ives cobb’s 17-story chemical building (1896), located...
06
Nov
bld. 51 archive and museum acquires rare and unusual singer building (1908-1968) paperweight comprised of materials salvaged from building
unique cast bronze and oak wood paperweight fabricated to commemorate...
05
Nov
chicago’s largest private historically important architectural artifact museum and archive celebrates 15 year anniversary
this month marks the 15th year anniversary of the bld....
04
Nov
revisting richard nickel’s architectural ornament housed in “the shed” at southern illinois university edwardsville
it's been nearly six years since john vinci, timothy j....