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Category Archives: architecture
Friends, They Are Jewels Pt. 1 West Lafayette, IN
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
From LiveJournal April 3, 2010 Mike, Nate, and I took a five-day trip down to the upper south this past week, our main destination Louisville, KY. Fortunately, Mike is a history teacher, I’m a devotee of obscure Americana, and we both hold a special affection for Eisenhower-era road-tripping. The Midwest (aka the flyover zone to [...]
Friends, They Are Jewels Pt. 2 Owatonna, MN/Columbus, WI
Saturday, August 14, 2010
If you’re bound to see every last brick Louis Sullivan laid atop another, the last century made your job easier. By the 70s, most of Sullivan’s buildings were smashed and scattered, and in a useless bit of serendipity, seeing Sullivans has turned into one-stop shopping. A single Sullivan, the Bayard-Condict Building, exists in New York, [...]
Louis Sullivan
Monday, June 28, 2010
Pictures from the “Sullivan’s Idea” show at the Chicago Cultural Center. Compact and amazing. I’ll comment further when I get time.
Okay, Honestly, WTF?
Thursday, June 17, 2010
This? This is the reason you’ve been scraping away at the front of the Gage Group? Note too that the “restored” facade is nothing special. Jesus. By the way, this is one of only five Sullivan buildings left in Chicago. Also, note that they’re not calling this restaurant “Sullivan’s.” Filthy, filthy Irish.
Such Great Heights
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
My dentist has her offices in the Garland Building on Wabash. Having my teeth scraped and my gums poked is made somewhat more bearable by the fantastic view I have of the lakefront from the dentist’s chair. Truly, it’s a gorgeous sight, especially during the summer when all the rich folks sail their boats out [...]