Showing posts with label Reflections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reflections. Show all posts
Saturday, May 12, 2018

May 12, 1947 -- Tribune Editorial Says Chicago in a Slump

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May 12, 1947 – A doleful editorial in the  Chicago Daily Tribune begins, ‘Chicago is in a civic slump, however much it may be thrivi...
Monday, March 2, 2015

Jeanne Gang's Aqua and its Neighbor

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Aqua and its Wacker Buddy (JWB Photo) Five years ago an article in The New Yorker began with this description of Jeanne Gang’s Aqua ....
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Dallas and Chicago -- Density of Design Is Sometimes Just Dense

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Renzo Piano's Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas CityLab Photo Just finished an online article in  CityLab , a daily rundown of inter...
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Chicago River Walk -- What a Difference a Couple Years Make

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Chicago River Walk Construction (Curbed Chicago) I swear – I never will get used to how quickly time goes by.   As I wound my way u...
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Monday, June 2, 2014

The Chicago Fire Telegraph -- June 2, 1871

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Chicago Burns, October 8, 1871 (Wikipedia Photo) Most Chicagoans recognize the significance of the year 1871.   The second red star in ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Home Again

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Well, we’re back home after a 2,100-mile driving odyssey up the east coast and across the Allegheny Mountains to flat land once again.   It...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Chicago Water Tower Dedication -- March 25, 1867

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The Chicago Water Tower (JWB, 2013) Ask anyone who has visited Chicago to name his or her five most memorable sights and Chicago’s Wate...