The view became sepia on my walk to Theodore Wirth Park.
Category: Americas
Don’t Touch the Concrete
Last week my partner and I walked along a Chicago residential street to Wrightwood 659, a brand new exhibition space designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. The Antithesis The previous day, a wonderful volunteer docent, an elderly woman, went silent when I said that Ando walks on water. Maybe I had offended her religious sensibilities,…… Continue reading Don’t Touch the Concrete
Hazel’s
On a Nordeast Minneapolis walk with a friend, stopped into Hazel’s for a caloric brunch. Top-notch food, and art that demanded attention.
Architecture Walk
Went on an architecture walk in Chicago, led by a wonderful volunteer docent.
Chicago December 2018
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Minneapolis Vignettes
On my Downtown walk, the windows of the Marquette Hotel distorted and reflected while the Foshay Tower stood tall.
Splash of Color
Last night’s snow was sliding off Mill City Museum as I walked in search of splashes of color.
Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9
Posted Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9.
Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9
Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9 is one of the “lesser” bridges connecting the east and west sides of Minneapolis across the Mississippi. The bridge is significant for its configuration as a deck truss, which is a rare truss type in [Minnesota], and innovative reuse of 1885 pin-connected deck truss spans that were reinforced in 1922…… Continue reading Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9
A Beautiful Restoration
Workers were still screwing down the decking as we walked to an island in the Mississippi close to downtown Minneapolis. The bridge had been closed for several months for a thorough restoration. With its reopening, I get back my running route.