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Central Station & Museum Park, Chicago
Join Phil Berger and Joe Zekas for another episode of Infill.
We take a look at some of the older townhomes in the South Loop's massive Central St [...]
The Powerhouse Building, salvaging a Chicago landmark
Jim Plunkard and Paul Alessandro, partners in Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, talk about their efforts to reclaim a railroad building that had rema [...]
The Powerhouse Building, trains in the office
Jim Plunkard and Paul Alessandro, partners in Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, walk us through some of the dazzling office interiors in the building [...]
The Powerhouse Building, parking and urban field trips
Salvaging this structure, now on the National Register of Historic Places, required preserving structural support for the Metra tracks that run throu [...]
Powerhouse Building, a statement about power
Architects Jim Plunkard and Paul Alessandro helped salvage a landmark Chicago railroad building that had been vacant for over 40 years and is now on [...]
Salvaging the Powerhouse Building
Architects Jim Plunkard and Paul Alessandro talk about the challenges in salvaging a landmark Chicago building that had been vacant for over 40 years [...]
Meet George Thrush, Part 10 racial issues, community impact
Storied real estate developer George Thrush turns 80 in November. He's still active in 2 major projects, and still open to adding to the more than 50 [...]
Meet George Thrush, Part 9 — West Loop, Block X
Storied real estate developer George Thrush turns 80 in November. He's still active in 2 major projects, and still open to adding to the more than 50 [...]
Meet George Thrush, Part 8 — the next area, changing markets
Storied real estate developer George Thrush turns 80 in November. He's still active in 2 major projects, and still open to adding to the more than 50 [...]
Meet George Thrush, Part 7 — South Loop, North Kenwood
Storied real estate developer George Thrush turns 80 in November. He's still active in 2 major projects, and still open to adding to the more than 50 [...]
Meet George Thrush, Part 6 — coping with the current market
Storied real estate developer George Thrush turns 80 in November. He's still active in 2 major projects, and still open to adding to the more than 50 [...]
Meet George Thrush, Part 5 — 740 Fulton, advice for buyers
Storied real estate developer George Thrush turns 80 in November. He's still active in 2 major projects, and still open to adding to the more than 50 [...]
Meet George Thrush, Part 4 — Jazz on Drexel Boulevard
Storied real estate developer George Thrush turns 80 in November. He's still active in 2 major projects, and still open to adding to the more than 50 [...]
Meet George Thrush, Part 3 — pioneering neighborhoods
Storied real estate developer George Thrush turns 80 in November. He's still active in 2 major projects, and still open to adding to the more than 50 [...]
Meet George Thrush, Part 2 — early lofts, Woodlawn homes
Storied real estate developer George Thrush turns 80 in November. He's still active in 2 major projects, and still open to adding to the more than 50 [...]
Meet George Thrush, Part 1 — DePaul in the 60s
Storied real estate developer George Thrush turns 80 in November. He's still active in 2 major projects, and still open to adding to the more than 50 [...]
Infill, live / work in Fulton Market
Architecture critic Phil Berger walks a block of new construction in the West Loop's changing Fulton Market district.
Phil awards the developer p [...]
Infill, West Loop cityscape and streetscape
Join architecture critic Phil Berger and YoChicago's Joe Zekas for a look over Phil's shoulder at a cityscape composed of buildings that disrespect t [...]
Infill, Mod and Madison Street, West Loop
Architecture critic Phil Berger continues his ramble around the West Loop with YoChicago's Joe Zekas.
We talk about Mod - a promising new developm [...]
Infill, Block X in the West Loop
Join Phil Berger, YoChicago's peripatetic architecture critic, for a look at the West Loop's Block X.
Block X, built by The Thrush Companies and d [...]