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After years of vacancy, Preservation Chicago has added the historic Laramie State Bank Building to its annual list of endangered buildings with the hope that city officials and others will help save the West Side landmark.
Another hearing is scheduled for later this fall to discuss the future of the long-vacant Art Deco building at 5200 W. Chicago Ave.
The Austin landmark’s deteriorating condition will be discussed at 2 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Richard J. Daley Center. Some West Siders hope the building, located at 5200 W. Chicago Ave., will be put back in use for the community.
Longtime West Side resident James Bowers says the community should seize the opportunity to turn the Laramie State Bank Building into an arts, culture and history museum.