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This Near South
Side lakefront complex has been identified as the site of the proposed
Olympic Village. One of the existing 29 buildings is the historic
Michael Reese Hospital Building designed by Schmidt, Garden & Martin in
1907. It is one of the city’s most significant early hospital designs,
combining modern design concepts with rich architectural details. The
building—listed previously on Landmarks Illinois’s Chicagoland Watch
List—and 28 other buildings on the campus have been identified for
potential demolition this summer by the City of Chicago. New research
has revealed the influence of architect and Bauhaus School founder Walter
Gropius on the post-WWII expansion of the hospital campus. Although city
officials say the historic building will be retained, it was included in
an April 2009 Request for Qualifications for demolition.
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HOW CAN I HELP?
To ask for:
• a stay of demolition for the Michael Reese Campus prior to the official
announcement of the 2016 Olympic host city, and
• a more “green” reuse plan for the existing structures on campus
Contact:
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The Honorable Richard M. Daley
Mayor
City of Chicago
City Hall - 121 N. LaSalle, Room 507
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone 312-744-3300
Fax 312-744-8045 |
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Lori Healey, President
Chicago 2016 Committee
200 East Randolph St., Suite 2016
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-552-2016
Fax 312-861-4801
E-mail info@chicago2016.org |
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The
Cultural Landscape Foundation
has listed the Michael Reese Campus as a “Landslide/Landscapes at
Risk” property, to learn more go to
www.tclf.org/features/reese_hospital.
For more information about architect Walter
Gropius’s involvement with the hospital’s later expansion, visit:
www.savemrh.com
and
www.tclf.org/features/reese_hospital. |
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