I took a long weekend and went up to Wisconsin. It is always a great getaway from the city (see previous trips I’ve made here and here) and I’ve been wanting to get to Spring Green ever since I moved to Chicago. Spring Green is where Frank Lloyd Wright was raised and where he moved… Read More Views of Spring Green, Wisconsin
The Tribune Tower was built on the north side of the Chicago River in 1925. Today it stands tall at the important juncture of the river and Chicago’s popular Michigan Avenue. The building has many of its own stories to tell, but in its walls–literally–are stories from across the United States and around the world.… Read More Tribune Tower: A Vertical Museum
Lodges, Arts and Crafts, “Parkitecture“–if it has large wood beams, count me in! I made a trip back to the Pacific Northwest last week and was excited to visit some familiar haunts like Timberline Lodge with new eyes (I haven’t been back to Timberline since I graduated college!). Timberline Lodge is a ski lodge that… Read More It’s All in the Details: Timberline Lodge
I often focus on architecture, or specific buildings, but in truth it is the spaces these buildings inhabit and create (and the people that inhabit and create them) that interest me most of all. My blog title including “spaces” is no mistake! In light of this (and the fact that I’m traveling this week), I… Read More Chicago Snapshots
Susie Trexler 