data collection from a pre-fire chicago italianate residence demolition enriches the salvage narrative
i had a single day to salvage what i could...
06
Nov
01
Nov
arts & crafts leaded art glass windows, residential hardware, faries lighting, and industrial furniture
the following gallery offers a glimpse at the most recent...
01
Nov
a photographic survey of early 1880’s terra cotta ornament found on extant chicago buildings
the images contained within this post represent a small fraction...
31
Oct
an afternoon photographing building ornament in new york city
i flew to nyc to document the woolworth building's upper...
30
Oct
a closer look at a sullivan-designed morris selz residence fireplace header fragment
original carved oak wood (with early allover crazed paint) and composite...
26
Oct
wealth of artifacts discovered in the walls of a pre-fire chicago worker’s cottage
when i find time, i'm carefully extracting fragments from the...
21
Oct
the loss of a single cottage can badly damage the historic fabric of its neighborhood
although it may be redundant to preface a post pertaining...
20
Oct
restoration of chicago’s jewelers building terra cotta exterior in photographic images
for months now i have been documenting ongoing facade work...
19
Oct
documenting the restoration of chicago’s downtown historic buildings this fall and beyond
while i have touched on the importance of photo-documenting salvages,...
19
Oct
remnants lost and found in logan square masonic temple’s attic
urban remains received a call last week over the removal...
16
Oct
forthcoming “lost and found” book details exploration of logan square’s congress theater
"Lost and Found" will be available for purchase by the...
12
Oct
photographic documentation of pittsfield building’s exterior art deco and gothic style ornament
i wanted to take a moment out of this busy...
11
Oct
vast assortment of vintage american industrial furniture salvaged from zim mfg. company factory
urban remains recently secured several pallets worth of american vintage...
11
Oct
clown cigarettes, matchbooks, tools, and unused plaster ornament found in congress theater’s attic
i didn't have much time to shoot congress theater's interior...
09
Oct
mike grucza masterfully restores sullivan and wright artifacts to their rightful magnificence
the following historically important architectural artifacts (identified below) were acquired...
08
Oct
oscar heineman silk company factory building undergoing demolition
the oscar heinemann silk factory began its construction in 1918....
07
Oct
workers cottage on leavitt street demolished this week
a single story diminutive brick workers cottage, built between 1875-1885,...
04
Oct
congress theater fall of 2017 facade shoot completed
after spending the spring and summer documenting other, historically important...
04
Oct
a photographic study of 1850’s soda and/or mineral water bottles unearthed in chicago between 2014-2017
as i continue to fine-tune the "unearthing chicago" book, i...
30
Sep
chicago building fragments from john vinci’s past
a new chapter has been opened that will allow me...