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Elevators have allowed Chicago architects to build tall, taller and tallest since the late 19th century to dazzling effect. P.S. Happy 177th Birthday, Windy City!

How the elevator transformed America - The Boston Globe For most city-dwellers, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the passion that Americans afford trains, jets, and bicycles. But a small group of elevator experts consider this a travesty. Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or resident...

Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright is this week's featured building on SAH Archipedia, SAH's online encyclopedia of American architecture and landscapes. Learn more at http://sah-archipedia.org.

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Built in 1912, the Beaux-Arts Cook County Hospital played an important role in keeping Chicagoans healthy for almost a hundred years. Will the redevelopment of the West Side Medical Center breathe new life into this iconic structure?

It was reported yesterday that President Preckwinkle has directed county officials to hire a manager to oversee redevelopment of its West Side Medical Center campus that would include reuse of Old Cook County Hospital: http://tinyurl.com/kyn6l32
Since 2001 Landmarks Illinois has been campaigning for reuse of the former Beaux-Arts hospital building. We commend President Preckwinkle for her leadership on this matter and we continue to offer our assistance. See background on this long-time advocacy campaign and information on Landmarks Illinois’ reuse study for the hospital that was presented to county commissioners in 2003: http://tinyurl.com/c8mhz8a Photos: Antunovich Associates Inc.