Thanks to AJ Latrace - formerly of Curbed Chicago - we learned that the demolition process for the South Side Masonic Temple at 64th & Green Streets in Englewood has began. There were some pics provided on Friday through his twitter page.
Sorry to see this wonderful building go, unfortunately it has proven to be unsafe for it to remain standing at its location. There had been some plans over the years for it's eventual reopening but sadly nothing came through and the building sadly is coming down. The temple will not experience a rebirth.
Also on Friday Rachel Kim shared a link to a South Side Weekly article that talks about the endangered buildings of Chicago. One of those buildings of course was this masonic temple in Englewood and it was written in 2015.
Finally David Schalliol showed us his own pics of the masonic temple before it's demolition during a much warmer period of time - hurry summer can't wait! His tweet was shared last month and lets the world know as Eric Allix Rogers had also that this building is slated for demolition in the future. What a shame.
What magnificent pics, especially the interior one - almost as if this was an urban exploration photo shoot. And I really liked that auditorium with the stage. With the right plan and the right amount of money it could've been a wonderful center of activity in Englewood once again.
However, now that the building is going away hopefully the community organizations of Englewood - especially RAGE can come up with a plan for this soon to be vacant lot. So what's next for this site?
Demolition is currently underway on the south side Masonic temple. pic.twitter.com/CMiYRe9srs— AJ LaTrace (@ajlatrace) January 12, 2018
Also on Friday Rachel Kim shared a link to a South Side Weekly article that talks about the endangered buildings of Chicago. One of those buildings of course was this masonic temple in Englewood and it was written in 2015.
In 2015, the @SouthSideWeekly interviewed a local leader who made a hopeful case for the historic South Side Masonic Temple to be brought back to life. It breaks my heart to see another piece of history—a community anchor—being destroyed.https://t.co/OgXEPv4WDl https://t.co/wx79TBMknU— Rachel 윤희 Kim (@rachelykim_) January 12, 2018
After years of neglect, Chicago's remarkable South Side Masonic Temple is slated to be demolished. Some information about the building from @Pres_Chicago, which added it to their Chicago 7 list in 2004: https://t.co/hWo1ppv41y pic.twitter.com/9G9940h8v0— David Schalliol (@metroblossom) December 6, 2017
However, now that the building is going away hopefully the community organizations of Englewood - especially RAGE can come up with a plan for this soon to be vacant lot. So what's next for this site?
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