Chicago's Disappearing Architectural Heritage - Part 1

Hundreds of historically significant buildings in Chicago have been demolished.

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January 16, 2003, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Twenty years ago, the city of Chicago launched a mission never undertaken before by any major American community.It dispatched teams of architectural experts to examine every last one of the city's buildings -- nearly half a million.... Mayor Richard M. Daley and his administration have failed to back up the survey with the necessary protections, and in essence have encouraged the rampant demolition of buildings they purportedly had sought to preserve."

Thanks to Mike Roane

FULL STORY: Part 1: The threat to neighborhoods

Monday, January 13, 2003 in The Chicago Tribune

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