Latest Reporting
Recent reporting on preservation, redevelopment, demolition, public decisions, and the places changing across the region.
Watchlist Blog
A collection that began with one interurban car became a landscape of tracks, workshops and operating knowledge northwest of Chicago.
A collection that began with one interurban car became a landscape of tracks, workshops and operating knowledge northwest of Chicago.
Watchlist Blog
A landmark associated with William LeBaron Jenney shows how water service, real-estate promotion and village identity grew together.
A landmark associated with William LeBaron Jenney shows how water service, real-estate promotion and village identity grew together.
Watchlist Blog
Louis Bourgeois’s intricate design and John Earley’s concrete craft gave the North Shore a landmark whose construction carries its message.
Louis Bourgeois’s intricate design and John Earley’s concrete craft gave the North Shore a landmark whose construction carries its message.
Watchlist Blog
At Hazelwood Green, Mill 19 retains an industrial steel structure while inserting new workplaces and systems within it.
At Hazelwood Green, Mill 19 retains an industrial steel structure while inserting new workplaces and systems within it.
Watchlist Blog
Surviving walls, a preserved home plate and repeated acts of remembrance keep Forbes Field connected to Oakland’s changing ground.
Surviving walls, a preserved home plate and repeated acts of remembrance keep Forbes Field connected to Oakland’s changing ground.
Watchlist Blog
Gulf Tower’s illuminated crown turned a corporate skyscraper into a shared weather display, adding information to the downtown skyline.
Gulf Tower’s illuminated crown turned a corporate skyscraper into a shared weather display, adding information to the downtown skyline.
Location Posts
Public place records with maps, source notes, historical context, current status, and related reading.
Research Record
Updated 2026
A collection that began with one interurban car became a landscape of tracks, workshops and operating knowledge northwest of Chicago.
Research Record
Updated 2026
A landmark associated with William LeBaron Jenney shows how water service, real-estate promotion and village identity grew together.
Research Record
Updated 2026
Louis Bourgeois’s intricate design and John Earley’s concrete craft gave the North Shore a landmark whose construction carries its message.
Research Record
Updated 2026
An airfield’s evolution shows how regional development depends on connected systems, from aircraft aprons to drainage and air traffic control.
Research Record
Updated 2026
A postmodern state office building tests how a corporate conversion can sustain an urban gathering place.
Research Record
Updated 2026
Amtrak’s proposed Midwest Maintenance Facility brings federal rail investment, a changed industrial use, and neighborhood concerns into the same narrow corridor.