The Salt Shed, located at 1357 N. Elston Ave., utilizes the iconic former Morton Salt plant as a music venue. K’Von Jackson for WBEZ Architecture Neighborhoods Things to Do ...

Dennis Rodkin of Crain’s Chicago Business tells the story of the Morton Salt building at 110 N. Wacker Drive. Today, the five-story structure is overshadowed by its much taller companions, ...

Motorists and pedestrians passing by gawked at the salt drift. Some snapped pictures. A crew of engineers showed up about 5 p.m. to assess the structural integrity of the building.

The Morton Salt building is just west of Goose Island, where the city has authorized high-rise housing. Golden follows Lincoln Yards for personal and business reasons; he co-founded Sterling Bay ...

CHICAGO — Chicago is a city bursting at its musical seams with an impressive array of music festivals and venues. The Salt Shed is the latest addition to the independent venue community. It was ...

When renderings of the redeveloped Morton Salt building first surfaced, it looked like concert attendees would be able to enjoy views of the Chicago River, which runs along the east side of the venue.

The Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Dept. of Buildings and Morton Salt all said it appears that salt was merely piled too high in the storage building, causing the wall to give way.

A wall collapsed at the Morton Salt building in Goose Island Tuesday afternoon, spilling salt over cars at an Acura dealership but causing no injuries, officials said. The collapse occurred ...

Repairs will soon be made to the Morton Salt warehouse just off the Kennedy Expressway at Division Street, that spilled salt all over a handful of cars New Year's Day when portions of a wall ...

The Salt Shed site from the air. The outdoor stage area can be seen between the Morton Salt building and the river. Credit: Chris Mariano for Chicago Reader.

The Morton Salt building, now a concert venue known as The Salt Shed, photographed by Daniel Schindler – IG: @Chidrone For over 90 years, millions of tons of salt were loaded and unloaded at the ...