The Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building was a building at 344 N. Canal Street,

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and constructed in 1902, it originally served as a factory and warehouse for the Tyler & Hippach Mirror Co.Rodkin, Dennis.
What’s That Building? The Cassidy Tire Building — And Its Unusual Escape From Demolition
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. June 6, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.Threatened: Cassidy Tire Building Endangered by New High-Rise Tower Proposal
, Preservation Chicago. Retrieved November 30, 2019.Kozlarz, Jay.
Rendering reveals 33-story apartment tower replacing Cassidy Tire warehouse
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''. November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019. The site was purchased for redevelopment in February 2022, with demolition commencing shortly afterward. Plans are to build an apartment tower on the site.

History

Tyler and Hippach Mirror Co building being moved

The building originally stood at 117–125 N. Clinton Street. In 1907, it was sold to the

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The Economist
'. November 16, 1907. p. 769. Retrieved December 2, 2019.Currey, Josiah Seymour (1918).
Manufacturing and Wholesale Industries of Chicago
'. Volume 2. Thomas B. Poole Company. pp. 235-236. Retrieved December 2, 2019. In 1908, the building was moved 52 feet south and 168 feet east to its current location, in order to make way for the construction of the new

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, at a cost of $50,000.Moving a Large Brick Building
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''. Vol. 58, No. 12. September 19, 1908. pp. 317-318. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
The Economist
'. June 13, 1908. p. 1063. Retrieved December 1, 2019. The William Grace Company was contracted to perform the move, and hired Chicago engineer Harvey Sheeler, who had successfully moved several large buildings previously. At the time, this was the largest building ever moved. In 1929, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad began leasing the building to Producers Warehouse."Railroad Sells Warehouse at 344 N. Canal St.", ''

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''. October 5, 1947. In 1947, the building was sold to the owner of Producers Warehouse for $75,000. William J. Cassidy Tire & Auto Supply Co. purchased the building for $250,000 in 1970, and it became the headquarters of Cassidy Tire. In 2019, The Habitat Company signed a contract to purchase the property, and intends to demolish the building and build a 33 story apartment building on the site. However,

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fought to have the building designated a 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.Keilman, John.
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''. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

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