Sullivan Center

One of the classic structures of the Chicago school of design

Native Chicagoans, like me, remember when State State in downtown Chicago was known as The Great Street, before there was a Magnificent Mile on the north side of the Chicago River. It was the street o...

Carson's

As a native Chicagoan, this just makes me want to cry. This is the original home of Carson Pirie Scott, a terrifc department store (if you couldn't find something at Marshall Field's, you'd go to Cars...

Fantastic facade

The building is rich in architecture. A metal skin covers most of the 2 first floor with complex representation It is a very nice execution and demonstration of new style

Retail store -Target

Retail building in use since the end of XIX century. Mostly occupied for more than a century by Scott Pierson but lately by Target. It is a Chicago Landmark since 1975.

Stunning Iron Grillwork

We stopped at this 1899 building during a Chicago Architecture Foundation walking tour, and, as an architecture buff, I was blown away by the structure's elaborate cast-iron ornamentation. It surround...