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Saturday, May 9th
10:30 am - 2 pm
Tickets are required: $15/$12 members
Departs from and returns to 4410 N. Ravenswood Ave. (by the Montrose Brown Line stop)
Join Preservation Chicago for a city-wide bus tour of our 2015 7 Most Endangered Places led by PC Executive Director Ward Miller and board members. Don't miss this unique opportunity to travel the city with other preservation-focused residents, visit some of Chicago's most exceptional historic buildings, and learn about Preservation Chicago's ongoing advocacy efforts.
The tour bus will leave from and return to the parking lot outside Preservation Chicago's offices at the corner of Montrose and Ravenswood (4410 N. Ravenswood) and criss-cross the city for approximately three hours. Note that for reasons of maneuverability the tour will be conducted on a school bus.
To take advantage of the discounted ticket price for members, join here: http://preservationchicago.org/membership
The tour will visit all of the sites on this year's "Chicago 7" list:
Agudas Achim North Shore Congregation Synagogue
(5029 N. Kenmore, Uptown)
Described as "the last grand Chicago synagogue," this magnificent temple was built in 1922 in a variety of fashionable styles, including Romanesque Revival, Spanish, and Art Deco. Changing demographics have left the building without a congregation and it was recently listed for sale. PC will advocate for the new owner to undertake a historically sensitive development plan.
Clarendon Park Community Center
(4501 N. Clarendon St., Uptown)
Although it has suffered major alterations and neglect, this 1916 bathing beach facility retains great potential as a beautiful historic resource for the Uptown neighborhood. Built to "facilitate lasting public access to the lake and to insure the health of all Chicagoans," the building is still used as a community center the hosts a variety of neighborhood activities, including the Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club.
South Side Masonic Temple (6400 S. Green St., Englewood)
This towering 1921 Classical Revival building, designed by Clarence Hatzfield, is the most commanding presence left at the once-bustling intersection of 63rd and Halsted. Vacant since the 1980s, the Temple was on PC's Chicago 7 list in 2004. Last year a new Whole Foods grocery store broke ground nearby and PC is hopeful that this exceptional building can be part of a new vision for the community.
Main Building, Illinois Institute of Technology
(3300 S. Federal St., Douglas Community/ Bronzeville)
Completed in 1893, this was the first building constructed on the campus and was designed to hold classrooms and offices for the school, then known as the Armour Institute of Technology. The building is in need of investment and restoration, just like that received by the iconic Mies van der Rohe buildings elsewhere on IIT's campus. A Request for Proposals has been issued, and PC is advocating for a historically-sensitive re-use.
A. Finkl & Sons Company
(Around Kingsbury & the North Branch of the Chicago River, West Lincoln Park)
Built between 1903 and 1950, the Finkl & Sons industrial campus represents the manufacturing and industrial might of Chicago. Now vacant, with multiple demolition permits issued, PC hopes that some of the industrial history will be preserved within the area's redevelopment.
Pioneer Arcade & New Apollo Theater
(1535 & 1541 N. Pulaski Rd., West Humboldt Park)
These two buildings are the last remaining commercial anchors from the early 20th century development of this bustling intersection. Built in 1925, the Pioneer Arcade is the city's largest surviving 1920s-era recreation hall, which once held 35 billiard tables and 20 bowling lanes. The New Apollo Theater was built in 1914, and is a rare, early remaining example of the Vaudeville-era movie palaces that used to cover the city. As the popularity of the Humboldt Park neighborhood grows, these buildings could once again anchor a vibrant commercial development.
Neon Signs
(throughout the city)
From the 1930s to the 1960s, neon lined almost every commercial street in Chicago, advertising retail shops, restaurants, bars, hotels, theaters, and more. New technologies have replaced neon signs, and as commercial uses change and maintenance gets increasingly expensive, they are becoming rare celebrated features. PC continues to advocate for their retention, restoration, and reuse.
Photo credits:
Dave Schalliol (South Side Masonic Temple from the air, Roeser's Bakery neon sign, New Apollo Theater, A. Finkl & Sons from the air)
Eric Allix Rogers (IIT Main Building, Agudas Achim Synagogue)
Preservation Chicago (Clarendon Park Community Center, Pioneer Arcade)
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4410 N. Ravenswood Ave. (parking lot)
Chicago, IL 60640
United States
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