Chicago and Western Art Deco Demolition

I was walking home from work today and came across this building at 2357 Chicago Ave being torn down. It is (or was) a pretty unique white glazed tile building with some nice ornament. The building directly catty corner (the old Lighthouse Diner) to it is also a tile art deco bulding. The columns used to have capitols that projected above the roof line giving it an interesting massing. The building was in three bays - the third one is almost gone. It looks like at least the capitols were salvaged before demolition started.
I'm glad I got a few photos before this one was all gone. I also found a photo from www.cookcountyassessors.com to show what it used to look like.
I took another demolition photo today on my way to work to track progress. They did a bit more after I passed by yesterday, but not much. Will see how much is left today, too.






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