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by Michael Weiland, Docent class of 1984 As an “outer suburbanite,” now working full-time at home, I almost always depend on my automobile to take me to CAC. Here is…

by Ron Becker, Class of 2019 Venetian Gothic is an attractive architectural style demonstrating lightness and grace with an essential element being the the ogee arch. Its revival since the…

by Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 Here’s an overview of the April 4 Docent Council meeting held on Zoom. The rest of the 2023 meetings will be hybrid or in…

by Ron Becker, Class of 2019 If you were to believe Frank Lloyd Wright, Adler & Sullivan did not design houses, except when they were forced to by clients. In…

By Richard L. Keal, Class of 2013 Most Chicagoans know about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and many Chicago history buffs know of the Iroquois Theater Fire of 1913. …

by Robin Simon, Docent Class of 1997 Assistant Tour Director of Union Station: Icon of A Great Age An earlier article about Union Station that appeared on the Bridge mentions the 1946 movie, The…

by Michael Weiland, Class of 1984 In her recent article, Susan Pappas described the Standards Committee and its role in ensuring the quality of our tours. Much of its work…

by Ron Becker, Class of 2019  The Yerkes Observatory is the fruition of the efforts of the triumvirate of George Ellery Hale (astronomer/scientist), Charles Tyson Yerkes (financier), and Henry Ives…

By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “I love the University of Chicago Campus Tour because it has so many excellent examples of different styles of architecture,” said Dan Persky, the…