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Originally Posted by ChiPlanner
Old Lawson YMCA- was basically an SRO for the latter half of the 20th Century. Now it's "Lawson House," sold in 2014 under the agreement that it would remain as affordable housing. The developer proposed a full rehab in 2017 to turn the SRO units into full apartments- Though this has yet to happen.
Also- on the National Register of Historic Places.
https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/SG100000959.pdf |
Very cool. Thanks!
That's a pretty lengthy write up for the Register. But those final pages (39-55) had amazing photos of the interior. That would have to be one hell of a renovation to make that place desirable for living. Crazy how they lived in the 1930's. *Back on topic*