CHICAGO OFFICIALS VOTE TO GRANT LEGENDARY VENUE THE WAREHOUSE LANDMARK PROTECTION
The fight to save the site of legendary Chicago venue The Warehouse has been given a boost after all seven members of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted to grant the building landmark status, according to RA reporting. Widely regarded as the “birthplace” of house music, a Save the Warehouse! petition that was signed by over 13,000 people was launched last month by Preservation Chicago, a local architectural protection campaign group. Its success means that the site of the Warehouse is one step closer to being protected from demolition. […]