another post-fire chicago residence on orchard faces wrecking machine

i finally had a chance to leave my shop and shoot architectural ornament this afternoon. while driving around old town i recalled a demo permit issued for a structure on orchard. i had to triple-check the address (2252 n. orchard) when i pulled up...

how many times have i said the same things and shared the same photos? 

again, another well-maintained post-fire chicago italianate style row house with wood bracketed cornice and original "artificial" stone window hoods will be reduced to rubble in a matter of weeks - maybe less. the interior had been divided into multiple apartments long ago, but the original turned solid walnut newel and spindles were left intact. 

one of the images shows a newly-built house to the left. sadly, the house issued the death sentence is the only remaining portal to the past on the west side of the street, and there are three giant mcmansions due south of it.

it is becoming increasingly difficult to document the unraveling of a neighborhood's historic fabric.    at a certain point we won't be able to call it "old town" any longer.