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The Crawford Generating Station
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The Crawford Generating Station
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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This massive gothic styled coal power plant lays on the brink of destruction. From the amazing control room and generation machines to the documents in the offices, this place is filled with great photo opportunities and countless hours of exploring. The power was on both times I recently went but they will be commencing de-energization shortly. See it while you still can.
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Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Moderate
Recommendation: drop everything - must see
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Control Room (x2)
Power
Turbines
Architecture
Coal Bridge
Roof
Documents
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fences
barbed wire
razor wire
24 hour guard
locked gates
Small moat dividing the plant from the small forest
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flashlight
breathing mask
gloves
long pants / sleeves
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Crawford Station was designed by architects Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, the successor of the firm that designed Union Station, Soldier Field, The Field Museum, and The Merchandise Mart. The station sat on a 72-acre area consisting of buildings and power generating infrastructure and provided storage for over 300,000 tons of coal. The plant's architectural style has been termed "Industrial Gothic" and makes use of red-brick and stonework masonry, Modern Gothic forms, and renaissance-revival detailing.
The station began operation in 1925. At the time it was the largest of five generating stations that served the city of Chicago, producing a capacity of 750,000 kilowatts. The station was acquired by Midwest Generation when the company was founded in 1999. Midwest Generation also owned and operated the nearby Fisk Generating Station.
Crawford Station was closed in 2012 because owner Midwest Generation determined that the needed environmental retrofits to meet federal air standards were financially impractical.
Demolition of the plant began in 2019. On December 30, 2019, a worker fell to his death, and demolition was halted. The wife of the deceased worker has filed a lawsuit against the developers of the site, Hilco Redevelopment Partners. Demolition work resumed on January 16, 2020. On April 11, 2020, the concrete smokestack was imploded, blanketing the Little Village neighborhood with toxic dust. Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a stop work order, and a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of residents whose health may have been harmed. On May 5, 2020, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed suit against Hilco and its demolition contractors MCM Management Corp and Controlled Demolition Inc. for violating state pollution laws.
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Demolition and replacement with warehouses and a distribution center. Currently undergoing cleanup of asbestos and other contaminants.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 10/16/2021 1:29 AM.
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on Oct 16 21 at 1:29, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Oct 15 21 at 23:05, roofwalker changed the following: Status
on Aug 9 21 at 23:12, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Aug 5 21 at 20:02, fr00tCake changed the following: History
on Sep 2 18 at 19:04, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Sep 2 18 at 19:03, Emperor Wang changed the following: Interesting Features, Media Coverage
on Sep 2 18 at 15:09, S&J Explore made this location available
on Sep 2 18 at 15:09, S&J Explore changed the following: Future Plans, Description
on Sep 2 18 at 15:06, S&J Explore updated a story
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