{"id":798488,"date":"2026-05-15T15:44:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/798488\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:44:53","slug":"demolition-of-former-house-of-the-good-shepherd-campus-underway-as-cubs-seek-parking-lot-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/798488\/","title":{"rendered":"Demolition Of Former House Of The Good Shepherd Campus Underway As Cubs Seek Parking Lot Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The three-building campus formerly home to House of the Good Shepherd is in the process of being torn down, as the Chicago Cubs look to expand their \u201cCamry\u201d parking lot on West Grace Street just north of Wrigley Field. House of the Good Shepherd called the site home from 1907 into the 2020s, tearing down the original buildings and erecting new ones in the mid-1970s. The Cubs purchased the property in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Google-Maps-6.png\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1027\" height=\"719\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Footprint of House of the Good Shepherd in red, the current Camry lot in blue, via Google Maps<\/p>\n<p>Three demolition permits, each of them with application start dates of November 21, 2025, were issued on April 20 addressed as 1114 West Grace Street. They were designated as the north, south, and west buildings.\u00a0 All were two-story structures, but the north and south buildings were considerably larger than the west. As of Monday the 11th, the west building was gone, the south building was rubble save for one wall facing Grace Street, and the north building was in varying stages of demolition. Alpine Demolition Services is on the job, with costs reported for the three permits as $175,000 (north), $125,000 (south), and $75,000 (west) for the three buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs are seeking permission from the city to expand the Camry parking lot by 368 spaces; it holds 579 spaces now.<\/p>\n<p>The befores:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-20.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"938\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The south building, just inside the entrance, prior to the start of demolition. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-29.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"938\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rear of the south building. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-28.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"937\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The west building. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-30.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"938\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The north building. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-23.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"937\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">North building. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-27.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"938\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-25.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"938\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rear of the north building. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p>The afters:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-01.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">the north building, sitting at the rear of the demo site. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-02.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-03.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-05.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-06.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-08.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-10.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-11.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-12.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-13.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-14.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-15.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-16.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-17.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-18.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"938\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">What little remains of the south building. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-Camry-demo-19.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Camry Parking Lot demolition\" width=\"1250\" height=\"938\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">From the main entrance off Grace Street. 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