- Apr 18, 2016
Reclaiming Wood in a Rehabbed Firehouse
Some said it couldn’t be done, but…behold! In keeping with its mission of historic preservation, the Historical Society of Oak Park and...
- Mar 28, 2016
Chicago Firehouses at Forefront of Green
Old firehouses in Chicago and surrounding suburbs are doubling as art centers, museums, restaurants, and wedding venues. In Chicago’s...
- Jan 18, 2016
Out with the Old, In with the New
One hundred years ago, on a snowy, bone-chilling Chicago day like today, the Glessner family would have been huddled by the fireplace in...
