yet another distinctive chicago double-sided neon "can" advertising sign lost 19 Aug 2013 | 05:25 pm

i just recently discovered that this well-maintained and fully functional chicago advertising neon "can" sign  (see above) has been taken down and hauled off to the scrapyard. why not contact us? so i...

a huge load of c. 1918 towsley factory furniture carts arrived earlier this week 14 Aug 2013 | 04:54 am

over the past few days urban remains has been consumed in removing a large load of mobile industrial carts or "floor trucks" from the burhop paper company factory complex, located west of downtown chi...

understanding great collectors: the professor albert richardson collecton 11 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm

COURSE INFORMATION Dates 16–18 September 2013 10.00am – 4.30pm Fee £600 Location Christie’s King Street 8 King Street, St. James’s London SW1Y 6QT ▸ Learn more ▸ Apply online Join Christie...

today we salvaged a machine shop. 10 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am

severe back issues prevented me from actively participating in today's factory salvage. i did provide a bit of guidance and photographed a few things that caught my eye while on the site. next week wi...

visit the digital chicago stock exchange website 8 Aug 2013 | 03:43 am

the 2009-2010 Emerging Media Innovation Grant team Michele Chiuini (architecture) and John Fillwalk (IDIA) launched the Digital Chicago Stock Exchange website, the result of their work to virtually re...

mastery of organic expression 4 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm

the long-term collaboration involving the creative brilliance of architect louis h. sullivan (with assistance from chief draftsman george grant elmslie) and execution by the notable winslow brothers o...

darwin martin house leaded art glass skylight panel sold to private collector 4 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am

By Matt Glynn | News Business Reporter on August 3, 2013 - 8:40 PM An art glass window that used to be part of the Darwin Martin House sold at auction for $80,000 and appears headed for a private co...

assemblage. 2 Aug 2013 | 04:43 pm

merchants national bank - purcell and elmslie, architects 2 Aug 2013 | 04:41 pm

i took a brief detour to photoshoot the merchants national bank in winona while traveling to the twin cities to meet friends. built in 1912 by purcell and elmslie, the bank building is adorned with br...

urban remains prepares for expansion in early 2014. 28 Jul 2013 | 10:05 am

in other news, i'm dangerously close to pulling the trigger on securing the lease for this 38,000 square-foot factory building that would house the new urban remains warehouse, showroom and museum. ur...