Month: March 2020

Wicker Park Murals

Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood is home to a vivid street art scene including many beautiful murals that truly define the neighborhood. Here are just a few.

Cloud Mural, 1811 W. North Ave. By Joe Miller.
Urbanbelly Mural, 1542 N. Damen Ave. By Noelle Roth.
Bandaid Bears, 1414 N. Milwaukee Ave. By J.C. Rivera.
Hollywood Cleaners Street Art, 1438 N. Milwaukee Ave. By different up and coming street artists.
Nike Running Mural, 1640 N. Damen Ave. By Hebru Brantley.
Eyes, 2045 W. North Ave. By My Dog Sighs.
Vivian Maier Mural, 1659 W. North Age. By Eduardo Kobra

Chicago’s Seven Most Endangered Sites in 2020

Preservation Chicago has named the 2020 Chicago 7 Most Endangered buildings/sites. Since 2003, the “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” has sounded the alarm on imminently threatened Chicago historic buildings to mobilize the stakeholder support necessary to save them from demolition. The 2020 sites are: Union Station Powerhouse, Central Manufacturing District, Washington Park National Bank, Roseland Commercial District, Chicago Town and Tennis Club, Thompson Center and Jackson Park and South Shore. Last week I went on a tour with the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) and Preservation Chicago go five of these seven sites.The only two we didn’t visit were the Roseland Commercial District and the Chicago Town and Tennis Club.Here are some photos and highlights from the tour. For more information visit

www.preservationchicago.org

Union Station Powerhouse – 1931
Central Manufacturing District – Between 1917 and 1952. And the next two photos below.
Jackson Park and South Shore. This and the next five photos below.
Thompson Center – just 35 years old. This and the next three photos below.
Washington Park National Bank – 1924