Preservation Chicago's annual list of the city's most endangered buildings includes two century-old historic skyscrapers that the federal government wants to demolish.
A $52 million bill is moving through Congress that would tear down the Century and Consumers buildings in the 200 block of South State Street, long-vacant monuments to early Chicago
Promontory Point, one of the most beloved spots on the south shoreline of Lake Michigan, has been named to Preservation Chicago’s annual “most endangered”.
Preservation Chicago has announced its annual list of most endangered buildings and landscapes, representing pieces of the city’s history most threatened with imminent erasure.
“Today, the historic revetment at Promontory Point is all that is left of a once eight-mile-long stretch of beautiful limestone transitions between nature and the city,” Preservation Chicago said.