Months back while writing a post about the now-defunct BOS Distilling Company we lamented briefly on the then-recent closing of the Artful Dodger. Folks with fond memories of the Dodger knew that it was being consigned to memory long before it finally closed its doors, with whispers floating around that the building at 1734 West Wabansia with the Queen Anne style architecture was slated to be sold, razed, re-zoned and turned into condos. Well, that's... more ›

Chicagoist has a new hero for the day, and Brian Palm is his name-o. An architectural photographer of commercial real estate by day, Palm spends spare time and resources photographing historic Chicago buildings that are slated for demolition in the wake of frenzied condominium development city-wide. Twenty-eight year old Palm has been at it for a while, spurred to action by a January 2003 Chicago City Council ordinance that mandates a 90-day examination period of... more ›