Category Archives: Chicago

May 29, 2009

Phun Phridays: Chicago

Water Tower Place & John Hancock Center Northwestern University School of Law The Modern Wing (Art Institute of Chicago) Chicago River Crown Fountain (Millennium Park) Cloud Gate (Millennium Park) Wrigley Building Trump International Hotel & Tower Wicker Park American Gothic … Continue reading →

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December 31, 2007

Miami: A Tropical Chicago?

I nearly fell out of my chair yesterday as I sipped on some freshly brewed coffee and took bites of a cream cheese-smothered multi-grain bagel in the cafe of a local bookstore. No, it wasn’t rancid coffee that nearly caused … Continue reading →

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December 21, 2007

Chicago: An Architect’s Playground

The Chicago River is 156 miles long and flows through Downtown Chicago south into the Illinois and Michigan Canal and Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, into the Des Plaines River, the Mississippi River, and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. As … Continue reading →

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December 13, 2007

Chicago: City Built by Flames

Arguably one of the largest American disasters of the 19th century, The Great Fire of 1871 proved to be a major turning point in the early history of Chicago, Illanoise. By the time the steady drizzle of soaking rains put … Continue reading →

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