| Source | WBEZ |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Nov. 29, 2025, 10:01 a.m. |
| Last Updated | Nov. 29, 2025, 10:01 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wbez.org/architecture/2025/11/29/loop-skyscraper-louis-sullivan-stock-exchange-lasalle-landmark-protection |
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When architect Louis Sullivan’s famed Chicago Stock Exchange Building was
wrecked in 1972 to make room for a 44-story office tower, it caused an outrage
that made national headlines and birthed the city’s modern preservation
movement.
In an ironic twist 53 years later, the Commission on Chicago Lan...