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Mack's Golden Pheasant
A week ago Mack’s Gold Pheasant, a Czech-American eatery in Elmhurst that proudly proclaimed to be “the oldest continuously owned restaurant in DuPage…
Dec 23
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September 2024
Frank Lloyd Wrong Part 2
Okay, unlike Frank Lloyd Wright, I fully admit that I am a liar.
Sep 27
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The Mentors of Louis Sullivan
On the 168th anniversary of architect Louis Sullivan’s birth, I’m thinking of what it was like for the then 17-year-old when he first arrived in…
Sep 3
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August 2024
Architect Homes: James Eppenstein
Over a month ago, an architecturally interesting home was listed on the market for the first time in almost twenty-five years, a property I’ve long…
Aug 27
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Architect Homes: James Eppenstein
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July 2024
Going Down an Architectural Rabbit Hole
As I’ve confessed before on this Substack, I would probably publish more posts if I didn’t find myself constantly distracted by one thing or another…
Jul 31
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June 2024
Frank Lloyd Wrong Part 1
In my twenty-plus years of living in the world of Frank Lloyd Wright, I confess that I went from being an ardent devotee to a relentless critic.
Jun 8
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April 2024
The Final Years of Louis Sullivan
“And I say that all we see and feel and know, without and within us, is one mighty poem of striving, one vast and subtle tragedy.
Apr 18
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Why is Demolition Always the Answer?
“Well, there’s a logic to it.
Apr 10
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Why is Demolition Always the Answer?
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February 2024
Black History Month: Maywood
Right next to the Des Plaines River on Lake Street in Maywood is a McDonald’s.
Feb 29
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Black History Month: Maywood
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December 2023
The Family Homes of Harry Weese
One thing that has always stood out to me about the modernist architecture of Harry Weese is that he did not follow the trends of the day.
Dec 7, 2023
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October 2023
OHC 2023
I remember in years past I would rush around during the weekend of Open House Chicago trying to see as much as I possibly could.
Oct 20, 2023
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September 2023
Good-Bye to Architecture Twitter
As people delete or abandon their Twitter accounts due to its changes related to content ownership etc. that begin today, September 29th, I thought I’d…
Sep 29, 2023
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