When the roof of Buena Memorial Presbyterian Church collapsed in 1996, it was the beginning of the end. Years of neglect and deferred maintenance had taken their toll, and the century-or-so-old church was to be demolished.
Buena Memorial was located at 4247-4301 N. Sheridan Rd., near Montrose and Broadway, on that little peninsula-like piece of land where The Mark condos now stand.
Additional photos of the interior—including closeups of the collapsed roof—can be seen at King Richard's Religious Artifacts, the company responsible for the salvage operation. Fortunately, a great deal of the stained glass and other fixtures were saved.
A very depressing photo of the final destruction can be seen at Midwest Wrecking.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Buena Memorial Presbyterian Church, Buena Park, Uptown Chicago
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
5 comments:
Well that was certainly depressing, I had no idea such a grand church had stood a mere ten years ago in that space.
I know--it was already gone before I moved to the neighborhood, and I still mourn its loss.
I LOVE this blog. Thank you so much.
"Buena Jeff"
Buena Jeff: Thanks for the kind words!
helen let this one slip - she wanted to make it into an homeless shelter and was working with 4th Presbyterian church on michigan ave to have them fund the shelter - this is one time the community was able to stop her silliness but she got the last laugh by letting the building be demolished and a rich politicial contributor get the land and build the god awful building
Post a Comment