PHOTO: Buckingham Fountain in Chicago’s Grant Park
Buckingham Fountain, located in Chicago’s Grant Park on the lakefront, was modeled after a fountain in the Palace of Versailles, France
PHOTO: Chicago Board of Trade Building in Downtown Chicago
Art deco exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade Building in downtown Chicago features figures holding sheaves of wheat and stalks of corn, in homage to the commodities trading that still occurs here every business day
On the Road Again and Cuba Bound
It’s been a long 15 months in the U.S., with little opportunity to travel, but that’s about to change. By the time you read this, I will be in Cuba, a place I have long dreamed of visiting. Having lived in both the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, I am no stranger to this … Read more
PHOTO: Interior of Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago
Once home to the downtown branch of the Chicago Public Library, today the Chicago Cultural Center serves as a venue for free music, dance, theater, films, lectures, and art exhibitions
PHOTO: Flamingo Sculpture in Downtown Chicago
Flamingo sculpture by American artist Alexander Calder stands in Federal Plaza, in front of the the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois. The piece was unveiled in 1974 to mixed reviews. I well remember seeing it for the first time as a young woman and discussing with my friends whether … Read more
