urban remains showroom and bldg. 51 museum: weekly arrivals ramping up in winter of 2024

with a surprisingly large number of frequent acquisitions populating both museum and gallery these last three months, i have been deeply entrenched in documenting and displaying chicago-centric ephemera, photographs, and architectural artifacts in a satisfactory manner before another acquisition – big or small – arrives and leaves everything once again in disarray.

the following images provides a glimpse at some of the latest acquisitions, including, but not limited to, thousands of chicago-centric architectural photographs, stanley tigerman building models, late 19th century building block sets, hundreds of books, building fragments, and late 19th and early 20th century stained glass windows. 

images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive. all rights reserved. 2024.