(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- More than 20 years ago, a group of friends – architects, historians and preservationists – formed an organization that works to save Chicago’s architectural gems.
Ward Miller, the Richard H. Driehaus Executive Director of Preservation Chicago, refers to the city as a “museum of architecture.” And the group can boast some success stories.
“We’ve been told by a foundation that we’re the last hope for the built environment in Chicago at times. I think it’s a great honor,” Miller said. “It’s a heavy burden, but I’m a fourth-generation Chicagoan that really loves or city.”
Daniel Burnham, a founding father of the Chicago School of Architecture said, “Make no little plans.” Preservation Chicago has taken this advice to heart.
“We have this very large vision, a big vision, a Daniel Burnham-sized vision, if you will, to make the entire Chicago lakefront -- all 26 miles of it -- a national park,” Miller said.
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