Well, my computer has crashed.

It was bound to happen.

I’m on my husband’s computer and my husband needs his computer, so please bear with me and Chicago Elevated while I figure this mess out!

For sure we will be back by Monday Jan. 4th. Please wish me all the luck in the world.

I’m going to need it.

I had a really nice Christmas this year, I got to spend a lot of time with my family and I got to spend some time doing Chicago things I never really do. Here is a snippet:

Twin Anchors:

We started off the festivities with Twin Anchors on Monday night. Twin Anchors is one of my (and [...]

Chicago Elevated will be off until Monday to celebrate the holiday season.

I hope everyone has a merry holiday!
Thank you for reading. Really, Chicago Elevated is my Christmas. Cliche? Yes. True? Yes.

I’m no feminist, or maybe I’m a huge one. But certainly in my chosen field of study, feminism is dead or was never really alive in the first place. Architecture and women are a tough combo, even in 2009. Certainly Jeanne Gang has done a lot to change that – but just like improv comedy [...]

This is a longer post, but I’m so witty and fascinating, I know you’ll stay with me right? Oh I hope so!

I’m going to do my best to stay away from politics here at Chicago Elevated. So many more people know so much more than I do about all that juicy stuff – my specialties [...]

Today’s building for A Million Times is Harry Caray’s restaurant in River North, located at 33 W. Kinzie. It’s a building you certainly may have noticed, it sticks out like a sore thumb, but it’s architecture and age is amazing and deserves a second glance.

photo courtesy of feverishthoughts.com

The building was designed by Henry Ives [...]

pic courtesy of chicago-photo.com

I actually enjoy riding the train. I get my reading done, it’s relatively quiet (relative to the NYC metro anyhoo) and it’s smooth. I hate riding the bus; I guess I don’t hate it, but it can be frustrating if you’re trying to get somewhere on time or you’re running late. [...]

A little cold? A little dark? A little foreboding?

Chicago in winter? Or the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe?

I’ve been challenged by a friend to make him understand the hoopla around Mies (1886 – 1969). What I’m going to attempt to do is difficult and should not be tried at home. Not only is [...]

Today’s building is definitely one I have walked by a million times. Even when I got my docent badge, I still walked by this building without ever noticing it really. Today, we give credit where it is due. This is the The Uptown Broadway Building located at 4703-4715 N. Broadway and was designed by W.W. [...]

I know ” Chicago Tour Guide” may not be the sexiest of all professions out there. Somehow though, I managed to find a man to love me despite my clumsiness and  incessant rambling about Chicago architecture.

My husband and I are trying to shop locally. When I say that, I don’t mean that our carrots were [...]