ABC 7 Chicago

Promontory Point's iconic limestone steps still protect lakefront, can be preserved, studies say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Officials announced a big step in the grassroots effort to preserve Promontory Point's iconic limestone steps on Chicago's South Side Tuesday. The Promontory Point Conservancy, ...
Chicago Tribune

The fight to save Promontory Point’s limestone steps has lasted more than 20 years. Officials are onboard, but residents are wary.

Larry Bienz has been going to Promontory Point regularly since he moved to the Hyde Park neighborhood nearly a decade ago. Like many residents, Bienz goes to the point to escape the chaos of the city, ...
Chicago Tribune

City takes action to preserve Promontory Point’s limestone steps, approves landmark status

Even as advocates celebrated the Chicago City Council’s vote Wednesday to make Promontory Point a historic landmark, they still called for vigilance. “You never know with the Park District. You never ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Promontory Point limestone steps on Chicago lakefront just need repair, not replacement: advocates

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some community leaders say the original limestone steps at Promontory Point are functioning and don't need to be replaced, just repaired. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has already ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Activists say new studies show Promontory Point's historic limestone seawall can be repaired

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The Chicago Maroon

Promontory Point Advocates Unveil Designs to Preserve Historic Limestone

At a press conference on January 14, the Promontory Point Conservancy released the results of three new engineering and design studies aimed at providing an alternative to the U.S. Army Corps of ...
Des Moines Register

Limestone steps will stem erosion, allow creek access

New features will bring nature even closer for visitors to Thomas Mitchell Park this spring and summer. Limestone blocks are being installed along Camp Creek, which runs through the Mitchellville park ...