Queen Anne/Eastlake/Gothic Revival Solon Bemancirca 1881 Ever since high school, I have had an affinity for any building or residence with a mansard roof. All Second Empire homes and sometimes other styles, like the Queen Anne style Hotel Florence sport this extremely sloped roof, popular from around 1855 to the early 1900s in the U.S. Also called a French roof or
SAVE THE COTTAGES! Deb’s street has rows of workers cottages on both sides of the tree-lined sidewalks-ararity. Ronnie says the original homes were cookie-cutter designs because Chicago grew so quickly during the Industrial Revolution and workers needed places to live that were quick and inexpensive to build.
This is the most fabulous, MUST SEE, historic preservation project in all of Chicago! The new @nationalparkservice Pullman Visitor Center is located in the former Administration Clock Tower Building of the Pullman Palace Car Company Factory. A 141-year-old piece of history that is making history again as the first National Monument in America located in an urban setting! Pullman was
Art DecoElmer BehrnsCirca 1924 What is your favorite movie? Casablanca? Singing in the Rain? ET? Rambo? Whatever it is, chances are good that it has been shown at the York Theatre that has operated continuously in the same location, 150 N. York, since it opened in 1924. Designed by architect Elmer Behrns, the theater had a single auditorium with a
This will always be remembered as one of the most dynamic summers in my lifetime This is one of Chicago’s busiest beaches and here it was desolate and forelorn during the height of the Covid 19 pandemic.
An Italianate Two-Flat Circa 1870’s This is truly the resisting of peer pressure! What movies does this remind you of?!
Jeanne Gang – Studio Gang Circa 2009 I wonder how many doors are in this photo?! The Aqua Tower’s design is a brilliant new approach to the problem long ago identified by Louis Sullivan—how to create an aesthetic for a functional tall building. The basic structure is a standard, modern box. But Jeanne Gang and her firm, @studiogang, surrounded this
Circa 1875 This lovely cottage was given its moniker, The Raccoon Cottage, by its owner, who saw my post of her cottage on Instagram and reached out to me. We later met and talked about our love for workers cottages, became friends and ended up collaborating on getting her home ready to be professionally photographed and published in the October/November
The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge (or Green Mill Jazz Club) is an entertainment venue on Broadway in Uptown, Chicago. It is known for its jazz and poetry performances, along with its connections to Chicago mob history. ⠀⠀Al Capone’s favorite booth is still in the establishment located directly west of the short end of the bar. Capone and his men would
We set out to find some Instagram accounts that go beyond the typical deluge of Chicago attractions and perfectly-framed skyline views. We’ve gathered 17 accounts that capture different aspects of the city’s streets and scenery.
DOORWAYS OF CHICAGO and FAB FINDS
Fine Arts Building
410 S. Michigan Ave.
Suite 424
Chicago, IL 60626
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