Butler Street Foundry In the News




"Forging Forward: Artist Pours Heart, Hope into Reviving
118-year-old Foundry" ( Chicago Tribune, 2/7/2010)




Butler Street Foundry hosts Chicago Sculpture International (1/27/2010)


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PROJECT: bronze casting from laser-cut forms


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"Chicago from 9 to 5: Communal Art Project" (12/5/2009)




"The re-invention of Butler Street Foundry: iron workers and art students share a vision" (Medill Reports Chicago, 12/2/2009)




"Butler Street Foundry fabricates wrought iron for historic Glessner House" (11/2009)




"Foundry owner wants to forge a heavy-metal future for Chicago students" (Medill Reports Chicago, 9/29/2009)




"The Ringing of The Bell" (Chicago Journal, 9/23/2009)




Piranha Tooling and Ironworkers: a Good Combination at Butler (Summer 2009)




Buckingham Fountain restoration completed (Spring 2009)





"New Splash at Buckingham Fountain" - Chicago Sun Times (4/1/09)




Chicago Public Radio: "Eight Forty-Eight"




ABC7 TV:"190 North"




History Channel: "The Big Build"




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