Category: Chicago history
Historical information about Chicago, its neighborhoods and its housing.
Chicago in 1948: A Traveltalks time capsule
Occasionally we come across Flickr photosets filled with great old pictures of the Windy City. Today, "Colonel Tribune" pointed readers to another b [...]
Flickr finds: Chicago and the CTA of the 1960s
Adrian Holovaty of EveryBlock points the followers of his Twitter feed to davidwilson1949's Flickr sets of Chicago transit photos and city pics shot [...]
Marina City under construction, circa 1960
This striking photograph of Marina City's construction comes courtesy of Wikipedia user Sba2, who uploaded the photo and licensed it through Creativ [...]
Prairie (Avenue) home needs companions
Variety-show jokes aside, does anyone know the story of this home? It's on the 2100 block of South Prairie Avenue in the South Loop, near the future [...]
Jens Jensen, poet of the prairie
It's landscape architecture day. Our intern Lou, who's planning on a career in the field, received a generous offer of advice from commenter Mike.
[...]
Comment of the day: Folk music cover sparks reader query
We enjoy getting email from our readers, and it's even better when they pose a question to you, the YoChicago reader. Today we received a missive from [...]
Chicago's seniors threatened by gentrification and rising home costs
Of all the groups threatened by gentrification and soaring mortage payments, senior citizens might be the most at-risk. This singular demographic is t [...]
Development awards recognize city-changing projects
The Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards ceremony that was held last Thursday to honor a year's worth of forward-thinking urban development. Crain' [...]
A tour of Klee Plaza at Six Corners
This interesting project - 64 condos in the heart of Portage Park on the Northwest Side - managed to completely escape our notice while it was under [...]
Sales update: Shoemaker Lofts in Avondale breaks 75-percent mark
After more than two years of marketing, Shoemaker Lofts (a redevelopment of the old Florsheim Shoe factory on the Northwest Side at 3963 W Belmont A [...]
Landmarks Ordinance tops Preservation Chicago's 2008 watch list
In its latest review of the city’s threatened historical places, Preservation Chicago moved beyond buildings and neighborhoods and added a set of laws [...]
'Issue fatigue' makes environment a hard sell in Pilsen
It's always a treat for us when the Chicago Journal rolls out its weekly articles. The community newspaper covers a variety of neighborhoods on the We [...]
NYT looks at Driehaus' Nickerson Mansion restoration
A tip of the hat to Lynn Becker, who directs readers to the New York Times' recent profile of Richard Driehaus. The Chicago-based investor and preserv [...]
A high-rise in your back yard at Walton on the Park
During a brief visit to Walton on the Park's sales center at 1 W Walton St, we snapped this photo of the impressive scale model in the lobby. In the [...]
University Commons nears end of loft redevelopment
University Commons is one of the larger and more successful loft conversions in recent memory. The Enterprise Companies transformed the old South Wa [...]
Rainbo Village strikes deal with Urbanest for new models
Buyers interested in the "soft loft" units at Kinetic Lofts (part of the larger Rainbo Village project at 4814 N. Clark St) should plan to visit the [...]
Art center showcases lakefront loft living amid Streeterville towers
Streeterville is a neighborhood dominated by glassy high-rises and sleek towers. Nestled in the midst of these paeans to the sky, however, is a rare l [...]
Odyssey Lofts convenient to Greektown, Loop, Ike and Kennedy
The residents of Odyssey Lofts, 775 W. Jackson Blvd, will never want for gyros. The building is crawling distance from Halsted Street, the main arte [...]
Same old song and dance in North Lawndale
The Trib today offers up a perennial article on North Lawndale, replete with facts and figures about the cash-flush revival effort that's kept the nei [...]
Lofts we love: Motor Row Lofts
Over the next couple weeks, we'll be rolling out tidbits from Kate Hawley's "Long live the loft" feature forthcoming in New Homes Magazine's February [...]