early 20th century union stock yards chicago fire house extensively documented shortly before its destruction

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This entry was posted on February 20 2019 by Eric

an early 20th century two-story chicago fire house (vacated in 1964) with bedford limestone incised plaque and municipal device just below the roofline, is currently undergoing demolition. the long-abandoned fire house is located in the old union stockyards, near a dumpster distribution center.

heneghan wrecking was kind enough to allow me to document both the inside and outside shortly before demolition commenced. there is some interesting ornamental white glazed terra cotta trim around the windows (interior side) and two octagonal-shaped holes punched through the second floor where the brass poles were located. the basement was flooded, so i didn't make it down there.

it would be nice to save the exterior bedford limestone incised letter sign plaque and municipal device. i will certainly revisit to document its demolition and possibly save the stone ornament.

update: shortly after i posted this entry, i was notified by heneghan wrecking that the building was down as of this afternoon. i was hoping to document it further, including during its demolition, but i missed my window. i did receive an image (taken with an iphone) from a friend who was present during demolition. at the time the photo was taken, only lower section of the facade remained standing.