| amazon.com/Lost-Chicago-David-Garrard… | Lost Chicago | 978-0-22649-432-6 | David Garard Lowe | Lowe, D. (2010). Lost Chicago. The Univ. of Chicago Press. | Discussion of Chicago architectural history in the wake of demolition and replacement |
| amazon.com/ReZoning-Chicagos-Modernis… | ReZoning Chicago's Modernisms | 978-1-45654-081-4 | Sherry Tierney | Tierney, S. (2008). Rezoning Chicago's Modernisms: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Remment Koolhaas, the Iit campus and its bronzeville prehistory (1914-2003). | Discussion of urban renewal and the destruction of parts of Bronzeville during the construction of IIT |
| amazon.com/They-All-Fall-Down-Archite… | They All Fall Down | 978-0471144267 | Richard Cahan | Cahan, R. (1994). They all fall down: Richard Nickel's struggle to save America's architecture. Preservation Press. | Biography of Richard Nickel, who is credited by many of the sources with igniting the modern Chicago historic preservation movement with his (futile) activism to preserve the Garrick Theater. |
| battleoflincolnpark.com | The Battle of Lincoln Park: Urban Renewal and Gentrification in Chicago | 978-1-94874-209-2 | Daniel Kay Hertz | Hertz, D. K. (2018). The Battle of Lincoln Park: Urban Renewal and gentrification in Chicago. Belt Publishing. | History of urban renewal, neighborhood change, and displacement in Lincoln park from the early to the late 20th century involving government and community actors. |
| upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/th… | The City as Campus: Urbanism and Higher Education in Chicago
| 978-0-8166-6564-8 | Sharon Haar | Haar, S. (2011). The city as Campus Urbanism and Higher Education in Chicago. University of Minnesota Press. | Discussion of university urban renewal efforts, efforts that have implications for preservation of historic buildings (i.e. those that survived urban renewal-era demolition). Relevant Chapters: Chapters 3 and 4: Urban renewal in Chicago; Chapter 7: contemporary Chicago-based university activities in the Loop (mention of architecture in the context of city architectural styles); Conclusion (subheader: "Repairing the Wounds of Urban Renewal") |