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Chicago Landmark and preserved as part of the residential development planned for the site. In February 2021, Preservation Chicago listed the Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building as one of Chicago's most endangered buildings.
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Threatened: Cassidy Tire
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Rendering reveals 33-story apartment tower replacing
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