{"id":88883,"date":"2020-03-22T20:23:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T01:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=88883"},"modified":"2020-03-30T20:59:34","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T01:59:34","slug":"preservation-chicago-rallies-to-save-historic-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/preservation-chicago-rallies-to-save-historic-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Preservation Chicago rallies to save historic buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Seb Peltekian<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">In February, non-profit Preservation Chicago announced their annual &#8220;7 Most Endangered&#8221; list. All seven locations on the list&#8211;historically or architecturally-notable buildings and parks throughout the city&#8211;are threatened with demolition.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the StoryMap to find these endangered sites, read more about their history, learn about the threats they face and see what can be done to save them.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/uploads.knightlab.com\/storymapjs\/344d646329b3b4740554f68846efbade\/multimedia-final-project\/index.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Chicago Cityscape, a website that logs information related to construction activity in the city, defines \u201cteardowns\u201d as buildings are torn down to make room for new construction on the same property. \u201cDemolitions,\u201d on the other hand, are simply cases when a building is demolished and no building permit for a new structure has been sought.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-88887 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP+Media+Folder+-+medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/PeltekianFinalProjectChart2New-1024x753.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/PeltekianFinalProjectChart2New-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/PeltekianFinalProjectChart2New-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/PeltekianFinalProjectChart2New-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/PeltekianFinalProjectChart2New.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88886\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP+Media+Folder+-+medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/PeltekianFinalProjectChart1New.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/PeltekianFinalProjectChart1New.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/PeltekianFinalProjectChart1New-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/PeltekianFinalProjectChart1New-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/PeltekianFinalProjectChart1New-768x565.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/>Photo at top: Interior of the James R. Thompson Center, placed once again on Preservation Chicago&#8217;s &#8220;Most Endangered&#8221; list. In 12019, Gov. J. B. Pritzker signed a bill establishing a process for selling the iconic building. Architect: Helmut Yahn. (Seb Peltekian\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seb Peltekian Medill Reports In February, non-profit Preservation Chicago announced their annual &#8220;7 Most Endangered&#8221; list. All seven locations on the list&#8211;historically or architecturally-notable buildings and parks throughout the city&#8211;are threatened with demolition. 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