Windowless and Vacant

John Morris

September 21, 2016

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[John Morris/Chicago Patterns]

Long vacant and windowless grand Romanesque residential building at 36th and Michigan serves as visual wall for cell phone tower on its lot

1913 Crematorium and Columbarium

John Morris

September 19, 2016

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John Morris/Chicago Patterns

1913 Crematorium and Columbarium at Bohemian National Cemetery, with Albin Polasek’s 1927 Mother monument on left.

Checkerboard Brick Double Bungalows

John Morris

September 11, 2016

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Are they double bungalows or two-flat bungalows? Located on Karlov near 47th in Archer Heights.

The Value is in the Land: 1953 N. Hudson

John Morris

August 8, 2016

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hudson [John Morris/Chicago Patterns]

In our new series called The Value is in the Land, we’ll look at historic homes and buildings which face an uncertain future as a result of their high-value location.

The first entry is 1953 N. Hudson Avenue, in Lincoln Park (pictured above). This circa 1893 Italianate home sits on a street filled with garish jumbo houses recently built, with a few original homes remaining.

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