in the undefined area just outside River West and sometimes called Goose Island by people with no idea of what the word "island" means (1120 W Chestnut), only neatly stacked pallets of salvage brick remain of a 1880s 2-story workers cottage. A 3-flat with basement parking is permitted to replace it

The excavators have largely managed to hollow out the church now, tearing out most of the roof as well. A friend tells me these sorts of old wooden beams are usually salvaged for resale, but I guess not in this instance. No salvage for the stained glass, either.

....is this a regional thing I dont know about, what are you talking about marshmallows for the sweet potatoes

the Royal George Theater (1641 N Halsted) and a semi-attached 4-story building (1633 N Halsted) have also gained demolition fencing, with the wrecking starting with the small 1-story addition that sat between them. The theater is only from the mid 1980s, but the 4-story is an early 1900s structure.

this information board they have near the Halsted St entrance contains some of the most stomach churningly saccharine developer-speak it actually made me mad to read

Oh man I love how bleak this is

I'm struggling to find a hard source but a bunch of boomer Facebook comments indicate it caught/was set on fire in the late 1950s, so maybe it was still damaged from that when this was taken

Like okay maybe any given strip mall is more boring but they lack that "puppeteering the skin of something you loved" quality. I'm glad some facades were preserved though, id be interested to learn what's original and what's modern

it is supposed to get a stop when the new line to Rockford is finished, at least.

I thought this from the start based on the color & texture, and it was later confirmed by finding some with Medline tags still attached, and ultimately, one with "Southeast Georgia Health System" stamped on it. I don't know what entails a scrub being "used" but not also simultaneously medical waste