Stopped to peek inside the Excelsior Streetcar Line shed on our cycle ride back from Victoria to Hopkins.
Category: Place
Glass Houses and Buried Museums
The Farnsworth House A Glass House in Illinois Completed in 1951, the Farnsworth House, near Plano, Illinois, is widely regarded as one of the major architectural achievements of the twentieth century. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe took his belief that “less is more” almost to the limit by designing a steel-framed, glass-walled box. The box floats…… Continue reading Glass Houses and Buried Museums
Chicago Skyline
On my walk today: one final view of the Chicago skyline before heading to O’Hare.
The Second City
Enjoying beer waiting for Chicago’s The Second City to start. Improv’s holy of holies. The beer will help me to ROFL.
Robie House
Visited Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, self-described cornerstone of modern architecture. Nothing modest here.
Farnsworth House
Walked into architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s idea: the Farnsworth House, near Plano, Illinois.
Multi-Modal Journey to Chicago
Bike to Midtown (where I left my bike for a service), bus, LRT to airport, got paid for voluntary bump to earlier flight to Chicago MDW, El to downtown.
Walking
Walked past bleachers for tonight’s Aquatennial Parade. I prefer to walk than to watch people walking.
LEGO Club
Visited a LEGO club in a former WW2 bombsight factory. Viewed complex models, and the nephews built vehicles to race.
A Cold Beer in Passchendaele
World War 1 erupted 100 years ago. About 50 years ago, I decided WW1 was a travesty. I remember my father’s sadness and my mother’s rage when I announced my (paternal) grandfather died at Passchendaele for nothing. Teenagers are not known for tact, and I am not proud of that outburst. Man of the House…… Continue reading A Cold Beer in Passchendaele