Department of Planning and Development city of chicago
March 16,2022 -y
The Honorable Anna M. Valencia City Clerk City of Chicago Room 107, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60602
RE: Ordinance designating thc Ludlow Typograph Company Building (2028-2062 N. Clybourn Avenue) as a Chicago Landmark
Dear Clerk Valencia:
We are filing with your office for introduction at the March 23, 2021, City Council meeting as a transmittal to the Mayor and City Council of Chicago the recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that the Ludlow Typograph Company Building be designated as a Chicago Landmark.
The material being submitted to you for this proposal includes the:
Recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks; and
Proposed Ordinance.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Sincerely,
Kathleen E. Dickhut Deputy Commissioner
Bureau of Citywide Systems and Historic Preservation Department of Planning and Development
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cc: Alderman Brian Hopkins, 2nd Ward (via email w/ enclosure)
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602
ORDINANCE
Ludlow Typograph Company Building 2028-2062 N. Clybourn Avenue
WHEREAS, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Municipal Code of Chicago (the "Municipal Code"), Sections 2-120-620 through -690, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Commission") has determined that the Ludlow Typograph Company Building (the "Building") located at approximately 2028-2062 N. Clybourn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, as more fully described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein, satisfies four (4) criteria for landmark designation as set forth in Section 2-120-620 (1), (3), (4), and (5) ofthe Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Building is significant in Chicago's history for its association with the printing industry, a significant aspect of the city's economic heritage that placed Chicago at the center of American book, magazine, catalog and periodical publishing. Th...
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