The Chicago Architecture Foundation has started a new web site to help students who are interested in architecture.  According to the press release, “DiscoverDesign.org, an online tool that guides students through the architectural process on real-world design projects, with...

There’s lots of work going on on Oak Street, as the former Esquire Theater (58 East Oak Street) is hacked into storefronts and office space.  As part of the project, the old Esquire sign is supposed to be restored, and as you can see from these pictures — it needs...

        Another big thanks to our Gold Coast Spy who e-mailed us this cameraphone shot of the construction on the Esquire Theater (58 East Oak Street).   You’ll recall that after several years of being empty, the former cinema is being chopped up into seven retail...

It’s been many months since we heard about anything happening with the old Esquire Theater (58 East Oak Street).  Now, there’s word from Alderman Reilly’s office that a new rehabilitation plan is being floated. Previous plans included tearing the theater down and replacing...

One of our quasi-regular e-mailers sent us this photograph of a satellite truck parked in front of the Esquire Theater the other day.  Someone told her it was a reporter from Fox Business Channel, presumably doing a piece on holiday retail...