I remember meandering through Boystown, doing a show at the Playground, walking over to the only straight bar in Boystown, and I remember when they were renovating this building and thinking “those are gonna be some damn sweet condos.”
But in classic fashion, I never looked that closely at the building until it came time to [...]
I know I know. It’s not like you’ve walked by this building a million times and never noticed it. That is impossible, it’s like stepping on an elephant and not noticing, which I’ve done by the by, poor elephant.
BUT! Just yesterday I walked by Sullivan Center and was FLOORED. Floored. It is extremely beautiful. I [...]
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I mean, talk about a building I pass by a million times, this house is on my dog walking rounds, so I really do walk by it all the time. It’s a fascinating house and each time I walk by I try to figure it out and each time, I can’t [...]
A Million Times doesn’t necessarily have to focus on the egg and dart, piloti or joists. Sometimes we walk (or ride) by all kinds of things A Million Times and never really take a closer look.
So today’s A Million Times is that crazy wall with all the names on it in River North. You know [...]
I don’t win things: contests, raffles, children’s party games…but at an event the other night, my luck was with me and I won a free night at the Intercontinental Hotel. Yay me! Certainly I’ve heard about the pool and like most Chicagoans, I am more than familiar with the top of the building. When [...]
I like it when a building holds emotional connections for me. The building I chose for today is close to my heart. Yet, I passed by this building my whole life without really seeing it, it’s a prime building for:
A Million Times – The Montgomery
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If you’ve ridden the brownline into the [...]