Redevelopment In Sight For An Overlooked 151-Year-Old Former Factory

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By: Gabriel X. Michael | April 12, 2016 | ChicagoPatterns.com

My last work on Chicago Patterns looked at “post-Fire” commercial buildings in Chicago’s downtown area erected in the aftermath of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire. But a recent demolition permit led me to discover an alternate side of the catastrophe: a company’s former factory headquarters west of the Chicago River which avoided the Fire, stepped up and tirelessly restored the city’s damaged water supply, and still stands today. Read More...