>>> IS AN ANNUAL REPORT AIMED AT HIGHLIGHTING HISTORIC CHICAGO BUILDINGS THAT ARE IN MOST DANGER OF DEMOLITION.

THE MOST ENDANGERED LIST WAS CREATED TO SOUND THE ALARM AND RALLY SUPPORT FOR SUCH BUILDINGS.

THE LATEST LIST IS OUT TODAY HOT OFF THE PRESSES.

JOINING US NOW WITH MORE IS WARD MILLER OF THE PRESERVATION SECTOR OF CHICAGO.

REMIND OUR VIEWERS WHY YOU PUT THIS LIST OUT.

>> WE DO IT TO SPOTLIGHT AND HIGHLIGHT THESE BUILDINGS.

OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE OF THESE STRUCTURES BEING IN DANGER.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SPOTLIGHT AND HONED IN TO TELL THAT HISTORY AND TELL THE ISSUE IN FRONT OF US.

WHY THESE MIGHT BE IN DANGER.

>> WE WILL DIVULGE THE ENTIRE LIST, LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE BUILDINGS ON YOUR LIST.

FIRST THE CENTURY AND CONSUMERS BUILDING.

THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN SLATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR DEMOLITION.

>> THESE TWO BUILDINGS FROM 1915 AND 1916 ARE PART OF THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND THEY ARE IMPORTANT HISTORIC SKYSCRAPERS.

THEY ARE CONSIDERED TOO CLOSE TO THE FEDERAL CENTER.

THE JUDGES THAT HAVE OFFICES IN THAT BUILDING, IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE THESE BUILDINGS ARE SPECTACULAR AND THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN FOR MORE THAN 17 YEARS AND THEY'VE JUST BEEN ALLOWED TO FALL INTO DISREPAIR.

THESE ARE REALLY LANDMARK QUALITY BUILDINGS, THE LANDMARKS DIVISION HAS DETERMINED THEY DO FIT QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION.

>> I KNOW THERE'S A DEBATE HERE BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ALLOCATED MONEY TO TEAR THESE BUILDINGS DOWN, THEY ARE AFRAID IT'S TOO CLOSE TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING AND MAYBE A SNIPER COULD HANG OUT ON ONE OF THE FLOORS.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE JUST AS CLOSE SO WE ARE WONDERING WHY THESE ARE BEING SELECTED.

AND IS THIS SETTING A NATIONAL PRECEDENT FOR ANY BUILDING THAT MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER GSA.

WE HAVE A PLAN TO MAKE THIS AN ARCHIVE CENTER BUILDING.

ARCHIVES ARE LIGHT-SENSITIVE SO WE COULD BLOCK WINDOWS FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING THAT WOULD ALLOW THE BUILDINGS TO LOOK LIKE THEY DO NOW, ALTHOUGH BETTER BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE CLEANED UP AND RESTORED, AND THESE ARCHIVES COULD INDIVIDUALLY WORK ON ONE OF THESE FLOORS AND HAVE THE HIGHEST SECURITY LOCKED UP.

>> WE WILL SEE IF ANYONE IN THE GOVERNMENT IS LISTENING TO YOU.

ALSO ON YOUR LIST, NOT ONE BUILDING BUT ALL THE TERRA-COTTA BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT CHICAGO.

>> IN AREAS OF GREAT INVESTMENT AND AREAS OF COMPLETE DISINVESTMENT, WE SEE THESE SMALL TERRA-COTTA BUILDINGS UNDER SIEGE AND DEMOLISHED.

CHICAGO WAS A TERRA-COTTA CENTER.

PEOPLE FORGET HOW SPECIAL THESE BUILDINGS ARE.

TERRA-COTTA IS LIKE A MOLDED BRICK THAT CAN BE SHAPED AND COLORED.

IT CAN BE ORNAMENTED, AND REPLICATED AND IT'S REALLY AMAZING MATERIAL THAT IS SO CHICAGO IN SO MANY ASPECTS.

IT'S A MATERIAL AND A BUILDING TYPE FOUND IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

WE FIND THIS TO BE AN IMPORTANT ASPECT TO RETAIN.

>> I RECOGNIZE ONE OF THOSE IN EDGEWATER.

>> ALSO THE WAREHOUSE IN THE WEST LOOP .

THIS HOLDS IMPORTANT CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.

>> WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF THESE KINDS OF BUILDINGS BUT, THIS IS THE HOME OF HOUSE MUSIC.

IT GAINED ITS NAME FROM THE WAREHOUSE.

THIS IS WHERE FRANKIE KNUCKLES STARTED HIS CAREER SPINNING RECORDS.

THIS WAS A VERY POPULAR PLACE IN THE 1970S AND 1980S WHERE HOUSE MUSIC WAS ESSENTIALLY BORN IF YOU WILL.

WE FIND THIS TO BE AN IMPORTANT PIECE.

IT'S IN THE WEST LOOP AND IT'S FOR SALE RIGHT NOW.

IT'S ALSO NEXT TO A LARGER SITE WHICH HAS A SMALL RESTAURANT.

>> CERTAINLY HOUSE MUSIC HAS BEEN SO INFLUENTIAL IN THE WORLD.

WE WILL SEE IF I CAN GET PRESERVED.

SO YOU PUT THIS LIST OUT FOR 20 YEARS, ARE THERE ANY NOTABLE BUILDINGS YOU HAVE SAVED?

>> OH MY GOSH.

>> WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITES.

>> COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL, THE OLD MAIN POST OFFICE, NUMEROUS RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS AND CHURCHES.

I HAVE TO TELL YOU, A FEW YEARS AGO WE WERE THE FORCE THAT GOT THE MOBLEY HOUSE LANDMARKED.

IT HAD VACANT LOTS TO ITS NORTH, THIS WAS THE SITE THAT WE WANTED RECOGNIZED FOR A LONG TIME SO THAT'S IMPORTANT ALONG WITH THIS GROUP OF 15 HOUSES ON THE NEAR NORTH SIDE IN AND AROUND NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE THAT WERE SURVIVORS AND HADN'T BEEN TAKEN DOWN BY LARGER DEVELOPMENTS.

>> WHEN FOLKS NOTICE THESE GREAT OLD BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF THEIR LIVES,