Larry Shure
@ultralocal1.bsky.social
Preservation planner and architectural historian in support of public transit. Weekend artist.
More Tudor-revival style homes of Chicago...The series no one demanded!
February 4, 2026 at 11:19 PM
More Tudor-revival style homes of Chicago...The series no one demanded!
Three of these illustrations were developed from black and white photos, so the colors are my best guess (and also based on surviving examples).
October 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Three of these illustrations were developed from black and white photos, so the colors are my best guess (and also based on surviving examples).
These were built by the City of Chicago in working class neighborhoods where a hot bath or shower wasn't guaranteed. The second-floor apartment was for the bath house attendant.
October 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
These were built by the City of Chicago in working class neighborhoods where a hot bath or shower wasn't guaranteed. The second-floor apartment was for the bath house attendant.
Scully Storage and Transfer Building over the years... 8105-8107 Skokie Highway. Rendering from irm-cta.org/NSL/Highball...
October 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Scully Storage and Transfer Building over the years... 8105-8107 Skokie Highway. Rendering from irm-cta.org/NSL/Highball...
Some 1960s Chicago townhouses. Top to bottom: Pei & Weese (1969), Anderson & Battles (1967), Keck & Keck (1969), Tigerman & Koglin (1964).
September 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Some 1960s Chicago townhouses. Top to bottom: Pei & Weese (1969), Anderson & Battles (1967), Keck & Keck (1969), Tigerman & Koglin (1964).
Pen drawings of Chicago substation stone details. Left is at 2950 E. 80th, and right is at 6910 N. Glenwood (now the Lifeline Theater).
September 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Pen drawings of Chicago substation stone details. Left is at 2950 E. 80th, and right is at 6910 N. Glenwood (now the Lifeline Theater).
This 1977 CTA publicity shot may not have made Chicago transit look as welcoming as intended...
September 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This 1977 CTA publicity shot may not have made Chicago transit look as welcoming as intended...
Some mid-century homes in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood rendered in watercolor and ink.
September 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Some mid-century homes in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood rendered in watercolor and ink.
Mid-century housing in Chicago's Rogers Park and West Ridge neighborhoods. Watercolor and pen. #chiarchitecture
March 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Mid-century housing in Chicago's Rogers Park and West Ridge neighborhoods. Watercolor and pen. #chiarchitecture
I think your theory is a good one, but I can’t identify the architect/developer. These were first advertised along with a few others in the late 60s and early 70s. The most similar one remains at 856 W. Lill. A few others look like they were replaced or altered.
March 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I think your theory is a good one, but I can’t identify the architect/developer. These were first advertised along with a few others in the late 60s and early 70s. The most similar one remains at 856 W. Lill. A few others look like they were replaced or altered.
Looks like an inexpensive version of the fortress townhouse! What street?
March 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Looks like an inexpensive version of the fortress townhouse! What street?
If you see this, post something orange.
January 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If you see this, post something orange.
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North Pulaski Fresh Market
3850 W North Ave
Chicago
3850 W North Ave
Chicago
January 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
North Pulaski Fresh Market
3850 W North Ave
Chicago
3850 W North Ave
Chicago
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Creating a Historic Preservation starterpack! Comment or DM to be added, or let me know if I missed anyone.
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January 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Creating a Historic Preservation starterpack! Comment or DM to be added, or let me know if I missed anyone.
go.bsky.app/D9w1NYJ
go.bsky.app/D9w1NYJ
I’m always reserving space at our library. Something about working in one of those fishbowl rooms keeps me honest.
January 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I’m always reserving space at our library. Something about working in one of those fishbowl rooms keeps me honest.
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Alright, finally making the leap... (pic to test/send holiday wishes.)
December 22, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Alright, finally making the leap... (pic to test/send holiday wishes.)
The National Register nomination is basically 3 pages long! And zero historic images. Ah, the 1980s…
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
The National Register nomination is basically 3 pages long! And zero historic images. Ah, the 1980s…
That’s a great idea! Although it seems to me the Kleenex should always be coming out of a chimney.
December 20, 2024 at 6:01 PM
That’s a great idea! Although it seems to me the Kleenex should always be coming out of a chimney.
I just named a file "reversed floor plan probably not going to work out.psd." I guess I'm ready for the holiday break...
December 19, 2024 at 10:41 PM
I just named a file "reversed floor plan probably not going to work out.psd." I guess I'm ready for the holiday break...
CTA's "Aerial Galleria" considered in their 1974 Chicago Central Area Transit Plan. irm-cta.org/Documentatio...
December 16, 2024 at 9:30 PM
CTA's "Aerial Galleria" considered in their 1974 Chicago Central Area Transit Plan. irm-cta.org/Documentatio...
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Stumbled upon a streamline utopia in Riverside yesterday. All these plus a couple more within about a block of each other. Had there not been a depression/war to interrupt housing construction, perhaps we’d have whole neighborhoods of these all over.
December 16, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Stumbled upon a streamline utopia in Riverside yesterday. All these plus a couple more within about a block of each other. Had there not been a depression/war to interrupt housing construction, perhaps we’d have whole neighborhoods of these all over.
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December 13, 2024 at 6:56 PM
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Probably. It was an inexpensive way to make a building a bit more imposing. But very susceptible to deterioration, so I’m sure many were lost or removed.
December 13, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Probably. It was an inexpensive way to make a building a bit more imposing. But very susceptible to deterioration, so I’m sure many were lost or removed.
That’s a pretty unusual treatment in Chicago. There’s a similar false front at 1501 N. Milwaukee.
December 13, 2024 at 4:00 PM
That’s a pretty unusual treatment in Chicago. There’s a similar false front at 1501 N. Milwaukee.