Chicago's Disappearing Architectural Heritage - Part 2

The second installation in a three part series that chronicles the politics of historic preservation and demolition in Chicago.

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January 16, 2003, 6:00 AM PST

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

"A demolition machine...has devastated Chicago's architectural heritage, eliminating hundreds of potential landmarks with assembly-line efficiency. During the first 13 years of Richard M. Daley's administration, the machine has accelerated, razing Queen Anne homes, classically decorated banks and other architectural gems that the city's own surveyors proclaimed to be significant."

Thanks to Mike Roane

FULL STORY: The city that wrecks

Tuesday, January 14, 2003 in The Chicago Tribune

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