City Issues Permit for Demolition of Damen Silos in McKinley Park

City issues permit for demolition of Damen Silos in McKinley Park

The Chicago Department of Buildings issued a permit Thursday for the demolition of the iconic Damen Silos, a relic of the Lower West Side’s once-prominent grain processing industry. A demolition date is expected to be announced next week. Neighbors of the site launched a last-ditch effort to preserve the silos and asked the new owner, MAT Limited Partnership, to consider revamping the former silos as a public festival space. However, negotiation…

City issues permit for demolition of Damen Silos

City officials issued a demolition permit Thursday for the long-abandoned Damon Silos, which date back to the early 1900s.The city's Department of Buildings approved the permit days after outlining a plan for the demolition at a community meeting at the Arturo Velasquez Westside Technical Institute, 2800 S. Western Ave.Officials from the Department of Buildings, the Chicago Department of Public Health, and demolition contractor Heneghan Wrecking…

These Century-Old Chicago Silos Are Slated for Demolition. Neighbors Want to Save Them - Inside Climate News

Frustration with the silos’ owner boiled over during a public meeting. It’s not clear yet how the riverfront site would be used.By Charna AlbertCHICAGO—Southwest Side residents implored city health and planning officials last week to reconsider the future of two century-old towering grain elevators, empty for years, that an asphalt company wants to demolish.