The federal government has closed the sidewalk in front of buildings it owns at the southwest corner of State and Adams streets, citing a threat to pedestrians from deteriorating facades. The property includes two early 20th century skyscrapers that preservationists want to save.
Fences were put up at the site days after the group Preservation Chicago last week put the buildings at 202 and 220 S. State St. on its "most endangered" list for 2023. The group is opposing the federal government’s plan to level the site as a security risk. The structures back up against the Dirksen Federal Building.
The GSA, following federal law, has been holding hearings to consider alternatives to demolition. The federal government has owned the buildings since 2005. Scaffolds have been in front of the buildings for years, but only now has pedestrian access been cut off.
A campaign to save at least the taller buildings has garnered support from the downtown business group Chicago Loop Alliance. A petition calling for their preservation has gotten more than 23,000 signatures at Change.org. During a July hearing of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Pallmeyer said the buildings should be torn down.
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