Architecture
-
Downtown in Macro: Building Surfaces, Walking Eastbound to 111 E. Wacker from the Blue Line at 203 N. LaSalle
Here’s a series of photos in macro showing the exterior surfaces of every building I pass on the way to work for the train. Some highlights: I used to work here, at 203 N. LaSalle. It is a late 80’s building with the sheen-y dark marble that was popular and opulent at the time. I’ve…
-
Deserted Charlestowne Mall
There are lots of great photo essays of that most modern of detritus: the suburban mall. Here are some pics of a mall in the middle. Not abandoned, but not thriving. More than half empty, but full of current holiday decorations. Damp mustiness but not utter emptiness. Contains current candy. This is the Charlestowne Mall…
-
I Do Not Believe That Mies Van Der Rohe Would Be Pleased With These Lines
Mies van der Rohe was a badass. He made buildings with crisp continuous lines and geometric perfection. His constructions make my insides ripple in pattern w/o even knowing it. He was highly interested in lines being extended from exterior walls through interior floors and plazas. For instance, the lines of the post office on south…
-
New Logo In Action: Renaissance Hotel is Now Renaissance
Logos change all the time, but it’s not every day you get a chance to see a logo change right before your eyes. The other morning I was walking to work past 1 West Wacker Drive and saw sign company workers changing out the signs at what used to be called The Renaissance Hotel and…
-
New Walgreens in the Old Noel State Bank Building at 1601 N. Milwaukee (corner of North, Milwaukee, and Damen in Bucktown/ Wicker Park)
NOTE: This post is an aggregation of information on 1601 North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, which is currently being made into a Walgreens. This info was compiled mainly via Web searches and deep dives into public databases. It serves as a specific manifestation of a broader idea– that the City of Chicago contains a mountain…