Preservationists Fear Demolition of Reese Hospital

Preservationists Fear Demolition of Reese Hospital
Photo by Timothy State.
Preservationists Fear Demolition of Reese Hospital
Photo by Timothy State.

Preservationists Fear Demolition of Reese Hospital

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Yesterday, city officials invited demolition cost estimates for Michael Reese Hospital. That invitation may well mean the entire century-old campus will come down to make room for the Olympic Village, news that made preservationists shake. Jonathan Fine is executive director of Preservation Chicago and explains what the decision would mean.