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LoganSqPreservation

@SqPres
Joined October 2015
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‼️ For everyone looking to learn more about the history of Logan Square, check out this book: amzn.to/3hzgyfr
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CDOT
@ChicagoDOT27 Oct 2022
#OpenBoulevards continues this Sunday, October 30 at Kedzie and Logan Boulevards! Come out and enjoy car-free streets, music, games, & the Logan Square Farmers Market, then stick around for the Halloween Parade at 5:30 🎃👻🦇🍂
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MWRD@MWRDGC6 Jul 2022
Historical Photo of the Day: A view to the east (slightly northeast) at the corner of Elston Avenue and George Street in Chicago, Illinois, on November 3, 1925, showing construction of a shaft house for the North Side sewer. @ForgottenChi
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A portion of every gate donation will benefit Logan Square Preservation’s efforts to preserve historic spaces in the neighborhood, fight for community-based zoning, and advocate for more affordable housing. @sqpres
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NW Chicago History@NWChicagoHist9 Mar 2022
Logan Square’s Old Terminal Restaurant To Be Briefly Revived At Fundraising Dinner To Build A Local Park blockclubchicago.org/2022/03…
Logan Square's Old Terminal Restaurant To Be Briefly Revived At Fundraising Dinner To Build A Local...

Logan Square's Old Terminal Restaurant To Be Briefly Revived At Fundraising Dinner To Build A Local...

LOGAN SQUARE — For decades, Terminal Restaurant in Logan Square was a popular stop to grab a bite before catching a show at the Logan Square Auditorium,

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Block Club Chicago
@BlockClubCHI23 Feb 2022
A proposed Polish Heritage Corridor along Milwaukee Avenue would honor Polish residents and businesses from West Town to Niles. buff.ly/3pammRN
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NW Chicago History@NWChicagoHist10 Feb 2022
Neglected 1890s Mansion In Logan Square Being Brought Back To Life By New Owners blockclubchicago.org/2022/02…
Neglected 1890s Mansion In Logan Square Being Brought Back To Life By New Owners

Neglected 1890s Mansion In Logan Square Being Brought Back To Life By New Owners

LOGAN SQUARE — An 1890s Kedzie Boulevard mansion that has long suffered from neglect is being revived by new owners who aim to preserve its stained

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Mina Bloom@mina_bloom_10 Feb 2022
this house is objectively incredible. more photos: blockclubchicago.org/2022/02… @BlockClubCHI
Neglected 1890s Mansion In Logan Square Being Brought Back To Life By New Owners

Neglected 1890s Mansion In Logan Square Being Brought Back To Life By New Owners

LOGAN SQUARE — An 1890s Kedzie Boulevard mansion that has long suffered from neglect is being revived by new owners who aim to preserve its stained

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@BlockClubCHI4 Jan 2022
Avondale residents are pushing to rename a plaza in honor of the neighborhood's vanishing Polish identity. buff.ly/3qKHqhJ
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ChEyeBall@ChEyeBall8 Dec 2021
Replying to @chi_geek @Pres_Chicago @AndyMarfia
Grrr helped in 2011 try and save Brand; how many Chicago breweries would want to be in this amazing building today? Never forget that preservation matters and can also be incredibly lucrative @SqPres @NWChicagoHist @ASchneider2008
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Forgotten Chicago@ForgottenChi26 Oct 2021
Lots of interesting content to be found in the newsletters of @NWChicagoHist – at Chicago, IL
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The intersection of Narragansett and Irving Park looking west. Learn more about Kolze’s Grove – see NWCHS January Newsletter: nwchicagohistory.org/wp-cont…
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120-Year-Old Warehouse In Logan Square Sees New Life As Food Prop Stylist’s Studio After Alderman Says No To Condos blockclubchicago.org/2021/10…

120-Year-Old Warehouse In Logan Square Sees New Life As Food Prop Stylist's Studio After Alderman...

LOGAN SQUARE — A 120-year-old metal finishing warehouse on Logan Square’s Armitage Avenue that was spared from the wrecking ball is now a vibrant food

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White Mystery@MissAlexWhite12 Oct 2021
PAST & PRESENT. The building @cafemustache is in, on Cali & Milwaukee, courtesy of @ForgottenChi. #Flashback #LoganSquare
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Forgotten Chicago@ForgottenChi29 Sep 2021
Our friends at the Packingtown Museum are having their official launch this weekend on Saturday. Hope to see you there! eventbrite.com/e/packingtown…
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MWRD@MWRDGC15 Aug 2021
Historical Photo of the Day: A view to the east showing a shipyard on the west side of the North Branch of the #ChicagoRiver, just north of Belmont Avenue, on February 11, 1922. Some of the rides at #RiverviewPark are visible in the background.
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Phil Thompson
@wonder_city_22 Jul 2021
The neighborhood classic.
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Today the Logan Square Comfort Station is a cherished local institution It seems inevitable that it would be this way. But if not for the dogged determination of @SqPres, this building would be patch of grass & would never have generated its wonderful creative community energy.
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@chicagotribune14 Jul 2021
"The city owns it, but somehow this motley crew of weirdos got their hands on it." Comfort Station is the small Tudor building in Logan Square with a century of Chicago history — first as a restroom, now an arts space and outdoor theater. trib.al/i2xkA7f

Comfort Station is the small Tudor building in Logan Square with a century of Chicago history —...

A couple of Wednesdays ago, I spent a couple of hours loitering outside a public restroom facility. Dozens of us did. Before you call the cops, let me explain. I was one of 63 — give or take a few...

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