The Historic Chicago Greystone

The Historic Chicago Greystone
Author: Dan Wheeler
Publisher: UIC City Design Center
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Architecture, Domestic
ISBN: 9780978965013

Many of the stately greystones that line Chicago's streets and boulevards have fallen into disrepair, but there is now a movement afoot to renovate these beautiful historic structures. Three experts in the field of Chicago housing and architecture now offer an accessible guide to properly renovating the Chicago greystone. In clear and comprehensive chapters, the authors explain the technical aspects of inspecting, maintaining, and restoring a greystone home. They outline four levels of building restoration conditions--Maintainer, Fixer-Upper, Rehabber, and Total Gut--and chart the step-by-step renovation procedures for each level of restoration. The book effectively educates greystone owners on restoration methods that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, financially sustainable, and historically aware. The Historic Chicago Greystone provides an essential and unparalleled guide to the maintenance and restoration of these treasured Chicago dwellings.

The Chicago Greystone in Historic North Lawndale

The Chicago Greystone in Historic North Lawndale
Author: Roberta M. Feldman
Publisher: University of Il Chicago City Design Center
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Architecture, Domestic
ISBN: 9780978965006

In 2006, the residents of Chicago's North Lawndale community joined forces with the city's Department of Housing and Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of Chicago in a grassroots campaign to preserve the historic greystones of North Lawndale and to plan, support, and guide the neighborhood's future growth and vitality. The organization they formed, the Historic Chicago Greystone Initiative, seeks to raise awareness of this historic residential building type. The first of a two-volume guide to these remarkable Chicago homes, The Chicago Greystone in North Lawndale presents the history of the greystone as a type of residential building, provides a history of the neighborhood and the initiative, and reflects on the unique character of North Lawndale. Accompanied by captivating photographs of the greystones and profiles of local residents, The Chicago Greystone in North Lawndale offers comprehensive information on greystone structures and geography, as well as information on North Lawndale's urban development and cultural heritage. A must for anyone interested in this exciting facet of Chicago architecture, or how one Chicago neighborhood reclaimed its pride of place, this volume is a fascinating introduction to the Chicago greystone and one of its most notable communities. .

Route 66 in Chicago

Route 66 in Chicago
Author: David G. Clark
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738551388

Uses images from postcards and vintage and modern photographs to present a pictorial tour of Chicago's section of America's "Mother Road," Route 66.

Historic Chicago Sites (Classic Reprint)

Historic Chicago Sites (Classic Reprint)
Author: George Peter Jensen
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2018-03-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780666772312

Excerpt from Historic Chicago Sites Chicago with the dramatic birth of their city. There is no other city in the world that has had so tragic a beginning, nor one that has risen to such fabqus heights in Size, in beauty, and in commerciai and industrial importance, in so short a time that it can be caiieci a man's lifetime. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Managing Gentrification

Managing Gentrification
Author: Deborah L. Myerson
Publisher: Urban Land Inst
Total Pages: 10
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780874209884

Chicago at the Turn of the Century in Photographs

Chicago at the Turn of the Century in Photographs
Author: Larry A. Viskochil
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2013-02-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486142329

Rare large-format prints offer detailed views of City Hall, State Street, the Loop, Hull House, Union Station, many other landmarks, circa 1904-1913. Introduction. Captions. Maps.

Preservation Plan

Preservation Plan
Author: Lowell Historic Preservation Commission (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1980
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

... An 8 year plan to preserve Lowell's historic and cultural resources in order to tell the story of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century; included in the plan are mills, institutions, residences, commercial buildings and canals; describes the areas covered; discusses preservation standards, public improvements, financing, related programs, etc.; provides architectural information, dates of construction, history, plans for building reuse, etc. of specific structures in the Lowell National Historic Park and Lowell Heritage State Park ...

Everybody and Their Brother

Everybody and Their Brother
Author: Karla Clark
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2017-02-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1524658871

When her father dies, May Dearborne and her three older brothers all ask the same question: who is going to take care of Kipp? Kipp being their forty-five-year-old autistic brother. Who are they kidding? Since May is widowed, childless, and Kipps twin to boot, of course it will be her. May, an art professor at the University of Chicago, gives up her comfortable, independent life to move back into the family home with Kipp. But living with her quirky twin isnt easy. He makes grilled cheese sandwiches in a sideways-turned toaster, sings in an Alvin-and-the-Chipmunks falsetto, and pesters May relentlessly for a dog and a girlfriend. As May juggles teaching and preparing for the gallery show she hopes will lead to a coveted promotion, she finds herself besieged by men. Theres her narcissistic brother Sal who moves in when his wife kicks him out.And her teenage nephew who needs some space from his infatuated father. Theres Dilly, her smitten childhood friend who shows his love for her through gourmet cupcakes. And then theres Mr. Do-It-Right, the flirty painter she hires to renovate the old house. Throw in a mystery woman, a puppy, and a girlfriend for Kipp, and now everybody and their brother is clamoring for Mays attention. At its heart, Karla Clarks third novel is an endearing story about the connectedness of adult siblings and how they inextricably link each other to the world long after their parents are gone.