1929 Photo of CID from the Bernard Becker Medical Library site Shriners Hospital Building Alderman Joe Roddy has introduced Board Bill #443 ...

It's hard work to be a slumlord, so why bother. Tenants are messy and often want you to keep the buildings they live in from falling apa...

Recently one of my readers commented about how negative most blog posts regarding the built environment are here in the Lou, and that someti...

Demolition of the Central Apartments at 3727 Olive began late November / early December. For the first (and last) time in several years, the...

2001 was the beginning of the end for Gaslight Square when a three story building at 4312 Olive was demolished and replaced with a semi-subu...

The signs asking for volunteers & sponsors and the pleas for help spray painted on the board-ups could not save Gaslight Square from ult...