repeatedly documenting burnham and root’s rookery building yields new discoveries
the scope of burnham and root’s 1888 rookery building isn’t...
26
Dec
23
Dec
documenting jewelers’ building terra cotta exterior and tower restoration work over the weekend
i managed to revisit where i left off, documenting the exterior...
23
Dec
seldom seen images of adler and sullivan’s garrick theater auditorium as 1950’s television studio
seldom seen 1950s photographic print (not by richard nickel) of...
19
Dec
latest john vinci’s kodachrome slides documenting chicago’s past
the latest efforts to digitize notable chicago architect john vinci's...
18
Dec
latest photographic images of adler and sullivan’s garrick theater shortly before its demolition in 1961
once again, i've revisited richard nickel's archive on adler and...
16
Dec
photographic survey of architectural ornament taken during weekend trip to boston
during my very brief visit to boston in late november,...
12
Dec
several new architectural artifacts, objects, and ephemera join urban remains online catalog
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the most...
11
Dec
photodocumenting architectural building ornament in wisconsin revisited
unfortunately, i haven't had much time to visit neighboring wisconsin...
06
Dec
examples of carved brick as architectural ornament in boston
i've researched ornamental carved brick for sometime now, but lacked...
04
Dec
a 19th century cottage and 1914 bascule bridge wiped away from chicago’s cityscape
it’s been awhile since i’ve documented chicago houses faced with...
03
Dec
photographic survey of 19th century architectural ornament in boston’s back bay
i spent two afternoons photographing terra cotta and sandstone ornament...
28
Nov
a look back at salvaging an early 20th century chicago standard brewery “tied house” saloon demolished over 3 years ago
the following blog entry was first posted on july 15th,...
26
Nov
latest images documenting restoration of howells and hood’s 1925 tribune tower
images of howells and hood's chicago tribune tower (completed, 1925)...
25
Nov
salvaging adler and sullivan’s garrick theater book on horizon
my goal is to digitize any and all images taken...
23
Nov
nearly complete set of rare late 19th and early 20th century “architects and builders” handbooks added to bld. 51 museum archive
my latest project involves scanning seldom seen images of architects,...
21
Nov
latest architectural artifacts, industrial furniture, and other oddities posted to urban remains virtual catalog
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the most...
20
Nov
stevens-davis building’s glazed terra cotta ornament destroyed during its demolition
yesterday afternoon i watched as the parapet...
16
Nov
past and present facadectomies in chicago’s rapidly changing fulton market
fulton market has been transforming at a dizzying pace, accelerated...
14
Nov
documenting seldom seen upper floors of adler and sullivan’s 1881 s.a. maxwell building
i was given a small window of time to document...
13
Nov
continued documentation of howells and hood’s chicago tribune tower exterior restoration
the following collection of images (posted in chronological order) of howells...