Lincoln Park's curious blue cottage meets its maker, torn down yesterday

625 W Armitage before.  I took this photo a couple weeks ago.  The photo below of the empty lot was taken today.

All Photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty.  We just posted an update on 625 W Armitage last week.  The cute as a button time capsule in the tony Lincoln Park location had survived circa 1886 until yesterday.   

Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Mary Schmich of the Tribune interviewed me about the "whimsy" of the house (must be digital subscriber).

 

It's a shame the tiny home could not have been preserved as a little history museum for Chicago tourists and citizen alike.  The diminutive cottage was an eye catcher - a curiosity as I've called it - down a not so super attractive strip of West Armitage.  That said, I understand the reality and economics of trying to preserve this home rather than build a new property.  Without any real historical cache it's a miracle we were able to take it in for so long.