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Landmarks Illinois Events
Preservation Snapshot Lectures
Landmarks Illinois presents a monthly lecture series titled Preservation
Snapshots,
from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Admission is free.
Teardowns, Facadism & the Spaceship
Date: May 15, 2008
Time:
12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Admission:
Free
Place:
Claudia Cassidy Theater, second floor of the Chicago Cultural Center
Speaker: David Bahlman, Landmarks Illinois
president
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To celebrate
Preservation Month, outgoing Landmarks Illinois president David Bahlman
looks at key issues from the past decade and ahead.
Photo: Demolition of 1854
Simmons-Cooke House, Waukegan |
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Ultra Local Geography
Date: June 19, 2008
Time:
12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Admission:
Free
Place:
Claudia Cassidy Theater, second floor of the Chicago Cultural Center
Speaker: Larry Shure, planner
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Through a combination of
historical research, photography, and illustration, Larry Shure examines his
Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. His self-published Ultra Local
Geography, attempts to interest the public not only in under-appreciated
aspects of Rogers Park, but to encourage them to examine and understand
their own neighborhoods. Shure’s current project includes an in-depth
analysis of every corner building on Clark Street, between Devon and Howard
avenues.
Image: 6981 N. Clark, Chicago.
Drawing: Larry Shure |
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Inspired by Nature:
The
Garfield Park Conservatory and
Chicago’s West Side
Date: July 17, 2008
Time:
12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Admission:
Free
Place:
Claudia Cassidy Theater, second floor of the Chicago Cultural Center
Speaker: Julia S. Bachrach, historian,
Chicago Park District
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One of the nation’s most stunning
and intriguing botanical havens, the Garfield Park Conservatory, will
celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2008. Bachrach, co-author of Inspired
by Nature, will talk about the Conservatory’s history and Garfield
Park’s role in the revival of the neighborhood. A book signing will follow
the lecture.
Photo: Garfield Park
Conservatory Palm House, Chicago, during 1958 reconstruction. Courtesy
Chicago Park District Photo Collection |
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General Information |
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The monthly series will be held at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E.
Washington Street, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the third Thursday
of
the month in the Claudia Cassidy Theater on the second floor.
Experts in preservation - but also
skilled in wit, humor and easy understanding - will present talks on a
specific subject each month. At the end of each hour there will be a
Preservation Update, with announcements about upcoming meetings, other
lectures and upcoming events related to preservation.
Please
note, that occasionally the meeting place for a lecture will change
due to conflicting scheduling at the Chicago Cultural Center. Review the individual lecture descriptions for current location
information. Thank you.
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