Photographer Richard Nickel was one of Chicago’s most passionate preservationists. Indeed, he died in 1972 inside Louis Sullivan‘s circa-1890s Stock Exchange Building while attempting to spare some of its ornamentation from the wrecking ball. Authors Richard Cahan and Michael Williams will discuss Nickel’s work through more than 200 photographs featured in their new book, Richard Nickel’s Chicago: Photographs of a Lost City, during Landmarks Illinois’ Preservation Snapshots lecture. The event runs from 12:15 until 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15 at the Chicago Cultural Center. Admission is free. For more information on Nickel and the book, check out architecture critic Lynn Becker’s November feature in the Chicago Reader.
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