chicago’s historic village theater reduced to facedectomy after its auditorium demolished
a few months ago (see blog entry below) i documented...
03
Jun
31
May
documenting chicago’s 19th and early 20th century architectural ornament revisited
a renewed and increasingly obsessive interest in painstakingly photographing architectural...
31
May
latest bldg. 51 museum and chicago architectural ornament archive acquisitions
the following acquisitions (see images below), in the form of...
30
May
latest urban remains website catalog acquisitions
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the most...
28
May
three 19th century chicago masonry worker cottages faced with demolition
three 19th century masonry worker cottages located on the north...
27
May
meticulously documenting 19th century residential and commercial square or machine “cut” iron nails
in preparation for my "deconstructing chicago" publication (slated for completion after "unearthing...
27
May
1880’s victorian-era commercial building with union works ornamental iron storefront demolished
the following images are from a two-story victorian era commercial...
23
May
newly added architectural artifacts and objects added to urban remains catalog
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the most...
21
May
photographic study of the carrie eliza getty tomb’s exterior ornament
[caption id="attachment_37444" align="alignleft" width="1000"] sullivan devoted a great deal of...
20
May
publication of garrick theater salvage book top priority for 2018
sorting through and processing boxes of carefully cataloged richard nickel...
16
May
recent salvaged architectural objects added to urban remains online catalog
the following gallery offers a glimpse at the most recent...
12
May
reconstruction of adler and sullivan’s trading room through john vinci’s kodachrome slides
john vinci kodachrome slides documenting the reconstruction of adler and...
12
May
bldg. 51 museum secures historically important terra cotta from demolished francisco apartments
three sections of nearly identical ornamental terra cotta roofline or...
04
May
more objects of chicago’s past, given context by assigning narratives
the following post contains another installment of objects, culled from...
03
May
william le baron jenney-designed richardsonian romanesque church as the church of the redeemer
immersing myself in ornament is highly therapeutic - a portal...
03
May
historically important chicago machinery exchange building destroyed
the 3-story 1910 chicago machinery exchange warehouse - designed by...
30
Apr
bldg. 51 museum acquires drummond-designed avery coonley remodel playhouse leaded glass windows
the bldg. 51 museum recently secured through auction a pair...
29
Apr
restoration work on 1927 jewelers building exterior terra cotta work resumes as spring arrives
exterior restoration work has resumed on the jewelers building (1927)....
27
Apr
825-855 w adams two-story commercial building with white-glazed terra cotta undergoing demolition
an early 20th century factory with white glazed terra cotta...
25
Apr
19th century three-story residence on dickens issued demolition permit
a demolition permit has been issued for a 19th century...