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Save Prentice Rally
Chicago
The effort to
save this modernist gem (1974) of architect Bertrand
Goldberg now has the attention of the nation.
On June 15th, “old” Prentice Hospital was named one of
the “11 Most Endangered Historic Places” by the National
Trust for Historic Preservation. The announcement was
made by Vince Michael (above), a member of Landmarks
Illinois Board of Directors and a Trustee of the
National Trust. Other speakers included LI’s President
Jim Peters, Preservation Chicago’s Jonathan Fine, and
AIA-Chicago’s Zurich Esposito.
The four groups, along with docomomo-Midwest, are
members of the
Save Prentice Coalition, which was organized to help
preserve this hospital building, which is located at 333
E. Superior St., Chicago. The building’s owner,
Northwestern University, has said it plans to demolish
the building after it is vacated later this year.
Left are some
photos from the “Save Prentice” rally, which was held in
conjunction with the
“11 Most” announcement.
See
YouTube for a video of the event. For the full background of
this advocacy effort,
click here.
What You
Can Do
Thanks for your support.
Press Links
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Sun-Times, June 29, 2011 |
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Sun-Times, June 24, 2011 |
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Sun-Times, June 16, 2011 |
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New City, June 15, 2011 |
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Curbed Chicago, June 15, 2011 |
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Chicago Tribune, June 14, 2011 |
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