Explored Tangletowns in both Minneapolis and St. Paul, where the streets wind and ignore the grid. Found this 1887 Cass Gilbert home in St. Paul’s Tangletown. Later, Gilbert was the architect for the MInnesota Capitol, the Woolworth Building in New York, and the US Supreme Court.
Category: Create
Louis Sullivan Ironwork
Paused at this ironwork above the entrance to a Target store in Chicago’s loop. Legendary architect, Louis Sullivan, created this for the Carson Pirie Scott department store which originally occupied this building.
Art and Skyline
Viewed art and city skyline at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Two American Indian Galleries
Visited two American Indian galleries: All My Relations and Two Rivers. Relished a slow-cooked bison melt at Gatherings Cafe in the Minneapolis American Indian Center.
Russia in Minneapolis
Posted Russia in Minneapolis.
The Legend of Georgia McBride
At the Guthrie tonight: “The Legend of Georgia McBride.” Struggling Elvis impersonator finds his mojo as a drag queen
Quasi Public, Semi-Private
Perused an art show, “Quasi Public, Semi-Private,” in an all-gender toilet at Open Book, Minneapolis
West Side Story
Tonight, tonight: explored what it means to be American. West Side Story.
Speaking to Our Times
Every time I look up from my reading, I see rainbows rising up the Guthrie Theater marquee. We go there to escape, but also for plays that speak to our times from earlier times: themes of race (1968), the rise of fascism (1941), and a polluted water suppl
Fellow Travelers
Tonight: MN Opera, “Fellow Travelers,” set against the witch hunts and mass firings of gay and lesbian federal employees in the 1950’s. 2017, Inauguration Day, the administration rescinded an apology to the thousands whose lives were distorted and careers ruined.